FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U2 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-05-14.8310N / 113-15-03.2910W 48-05.247183N / 113-15.054850W 48.0874531 / -113.2509142 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4855 ft. / 1480 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 15 miles SE of SCHAFER, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| FCAr084/37.8 | | 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 RY 25 VERY ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 07/25 EAST 1800 FT MARKED WITH CONES; WEST 1400 FT UNMARKED |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 161 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +34' TREES ON BOTH SIDES AND ON RWY CNTRLN EXTNDD. | | 42 ft. trees, 179 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 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 50/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 08 August 2005 | |
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 (42 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Andrews
Photo taken 19-Aug-2006
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 21:41:13 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 14:41:13 |
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| METAR |
KGPI 42nm W | 082055Z 00000KT 10SM OVC060 06/M05 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB33E42 SLP190 P0000 60000 T00561050 53001 $
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KCTB 47nm NE | 082056Z AUTO 24030G40KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 24042/2037 SLP149 T00391050 53007
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| TAF |
KGPI 42nm W | 081732Z 0818/0918 21008KT P6SM OVC050 FM082300 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM090800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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KCTB 47nm NE | 081932Z 0820/0918 25028G35KT P6SM SCT150 FM090100 23015KT P6SM SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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