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 |
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| 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 |
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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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| 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 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 13:59:10 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 30-Nov-2009 06:59:10 |
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| METAR |
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KGPI
42nm W | 301355Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM OVC041 02/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00221006
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KCTB
47nm NE | 301356Z AUTO 25019G28KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 25032/1337 SLP136 T00501033
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KGPI
42nm W | 301120Z 3012/0112 16009KT P6SM OVC040 FM301900 19006KT P6SM BKN050 FM010300 15010KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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KCTB
47nm NE | 301139Z 3012/0112 25026G37KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM301400 26038G48KT P6SM BKN200 TEMPO 3017/3020 25044G54KT FM010100 27021G29KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 FM010500 30015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM010800 33018KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 PROB30 0108/0111 4SM -SHSN BK
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| NOTAMs |
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