FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U2 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-04-46.6000N / 113-14-42.0000W
48-04.776667N / 113-14.700000W
48.0796111 / -113.2450000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4856 ft. / 1480 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 15 miles SE of SCHAFER, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59916 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1945 |
| 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: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCAr084/38.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition
FIRST 400 FT OF RY 25 IS VERY ROUGH.
FIRST 400 FT RY 25 VERY ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 07/25 WEST 1400 FT UNMARKED; EAST 1800 FT MARKED WITH WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT APART. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 48-04.764385N | | 48-04.790493N |
| Longitude: | 113-15.092488W | | 113-14.307840W |
| Elevation: | 4856.0 ft. | | 4850.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 087 true | | 249 magnetic, 267 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. trees, 161 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. trees, 179 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | U S FOREST SERVICE
FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-755-5401 |
| Manager: | DEB MUCKLOW, DIST RANGER
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION
HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919
Phone 406-758-5376
SUMMER PHONE 406-758-5376. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 46/month * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 36% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 13 September 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF RWY APROX 1100' FROM APP END RWY 25-USE CAUTION. |
| - | WATCH FOR HORSES OR BIG GAME ANIMALS ON RY. |
| - | TAKE OFF AND LAND RY 25 CONDITIONS PERMITTING. |
| - | TREES AND TERRAIN IN TRANS SURFACE BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH. |
| - | PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A/S IS A TRAILHEAD FOR WILDERNESS AREAS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (43 nm W)
8S1 - Polson Airport (44 nm SW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (46 nm E)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (46 nm SW)
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (47 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Andrews
Photo taken 19-Aug-2006
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Times for 19-May-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 03:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:47 | | 03:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 19:29:53 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 19-May-2013 13:29:53 |
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| METAR |
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K8S0
32nm N | 191855Z 32006KT
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KGPI
43nm W | 191855Z 16004KT 10SM FEW028 BKN047 OVC060 13/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01280072
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7S0
46nm SW | SuperAWOS
191855Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM 13/M10 A3022
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KCTB
47nm NE | 191856Z AUTO 01017KT 10SM FEW032 OVC042 14/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01440056 TSNO
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KGPI
43nm W | 191720Z 1918/2018 16005KT P6SM VCSH BKN023 OVC040 FM192100 21010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC060 FM200400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC060
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KCTB
47nm NE | 191740Z 1918/2018 32010G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 1922/2002 32010KT 5SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 FM200900 32010G15KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050
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