AirNav: 8U4 - Spotted Bear USFS Airport

8U4

Spotted Bear USFS Airport
Spotted Bear, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8U4
Lat/Long:	47-57-42.0000N 113-33-34.1000W 47-57.700000N 113-33.568333W 47.9616667,-113.5594722 (estimated)
Elevation:	3672 ft. / 1119 m (estimated)
Variation:	18E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of SPOTTED BEAR, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59919

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1945
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
FCAr104/29.0		KALISPELL VOR/DME		113.20		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SMITH LAKE		089/37.2		515		15E		SAK	... .- -.-

Airport Services

Parking:	buoy and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	3800 x 78 ft. / 1158 x 24 m N QTR OF STRIP HAS A SLGT DOG-LEG; DOG-LEG BGNS 1800 FT FM N END.
Surface:	turf/gravel, in fair condition UP TO 4 INCH ROCK ON RY SFC.
Runway edge markings:	RY 32 FIRST 2400 FT MKD WITH CONES SPACED 200 FT APART.
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	47-58.000135N	47-57.400573N
Longitude:	113-33.699857W	113-33.436190W
Elevation:	3660.0 ft.	3672.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	146 magnetic, 164 true	326 magnetic, 344 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Obstructions:	60 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear	90 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US FOREST SERVICE FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST KALISPELL, MT 59901 Phone 406-755-5401
Manager:	ADAM LADELL SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919 Phone 406-481-0826 SUMMER PHONE: 406-758-5376

Additional Remarks

-	MOUNTAINS & TREES IN TRNSTN AREA BOTH SIDES OF RY.
-	FONE IN RANGER STN OR AT RANCH 1 MI S OF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8S1 - Polson Airport (30 nm SW)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (32 nm SW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (35 nm NW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (57 nm E)
KCTB - Cut Bank International Airport (61 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:36	14:36
Sunrise	08:12	15:12
Sunset	16:40	23:40
Evening civil twilight	17:16	00:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Dec-2025 23:16:00
Local (UTC-7)	08-Dec-2025 16:16:00

METAR

K7S0 32nm SW	082255Z AUTO 15007KT 7SM BKN030 BKN039 04/04 A2994 RMK A01 P0001
KGPI 35nm NW	082255Z 19008KT 6SM -RA OVC025 04/02 A2990

TAF

KGPI
35nm NW

081912Z 0819/0918 16012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 PROB30 0820/0821 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM082100 18012KT 4SM RA BR OVC015 FM090800 20010G28KT P6SM -RA BKN030 OVC050 WS020/24035KT FM091400 23011G22KT P6SM SCT060

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