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8U2 Schafer USFS Airport
Schafer, Montana, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr084/38.1KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

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: 48-04.764385N48-04.790493N
Longitude: 113-15.092488W113-14.307840W
Elevation: 4856.0 ft.4850.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 087 true249 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 90 ft. trees, 161 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear47 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 of 8U2 (Schafer USFS Airport)
Photo by Mark Andrews
Photo taken 19-Aug-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1211:12
Sunrise05:5011:50
Sunset21:0903:09
Evening civil twilight21:4703:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-May-2013 19:29:53
Local (UTC-6)  19-May-2013 13:29:53
 
METAR
K8S0 
32nm N 
191855Z 32006KT
KGPI 
43nm W 
191855Z 16004KT 10SM FEW028 BKN047 OVC060 13/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01280072
7S0 
46nm SW 
SuperAWOS
191855Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM 13/M10 A3022
KCTB 
47nm NE 
191856Z AUTO 01017KT 10SM FEW032 OVC042 14/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01440056 TSNO
TAF
KGPI 
43nm W 
191720Z 1918/2018 16005KT P6SM VCSH BKN023 OVC040 FM192100 21010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC060 FM200400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC060
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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