FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U0 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-17-25.8000N / 109-14-51.6000W 46-17.430000N / 109-14.860000W 46.2905000 / -109.2476667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3689 ft. / 1124 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of RYEGATE, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59074 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) ROTG BCN LCTD ATOP 51 FT TWR 1100 FT W OF RY 07/25 END & 900 FT S OF EXTNDD CNTRLN. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BILr304/38.8 | | BILLINGS VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HARLOWTON | | 093/25.7 | | 242 | | 17E | | HWQ | .... .-- --.- |
| ROUNDUP | | 231/30.4 | | 362 | | 17E | | RPX | .-. .--. -..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3440 x 100 ft. / 1049 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition SFC COND ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 MKD BY WHITE CONES FULL LENGTH. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. pline, 875 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. hill, 200 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF MONTANA PO BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620-0507 Phone 406-444-2506 |
| Manager: | MT AERONAUTICS DIVISION BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620-0507 Phone 406-444-2506 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 23/month * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 05 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U0.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (41 nm SE)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (41 nm SE)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (46 nm N)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (61 nm SW)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (85 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Chris Boyer, www.kestrelaerial.com/
Photo taken 25-Oct-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 14:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 23:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 12:04:50 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 01-Dec-2009 05:04:50 |
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| METAR |
KBIL 41nm SE | 011153Z 35010KT 9SM -SN FEW034 OVC060 M01/M08 A2996 RMK AO2 SNB32 SLP161 P0000 60000 T10061078 10072 21006 51037
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KLWT 45nm N | 011154Z AUTO 32011G16KT 1SM -SN BR BKN007 BKN012 OVC019 M06/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP182 P0001 60001 70001 T10561067 11022 21056 51008
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| TAF |
KBIL 41nm SE | 011130Z 0112/0212 35014G21KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 TEMPO 0113/0115 3SM -SN BR OVC020 FM011500 34012KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020 TEMPO 0115/0118 2SM -SN BR OVC012 FM011800 32015KT P6SM FEW020 BKN040 FM012200 34009KT P6SM SCT060 FM020400 26009KT P6SM SCT100
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KLWT 45nm N | 011127Z 0112/0212 32014KT 3SM -SN SCT005 BKN018 TEMPO 0112/0115 1SM -SN BKN007 FM011500 32015KT 6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0115/0117 2SM -SN BR BKN012 FM011800 32015G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM020200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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