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8U4 Spotted Bear USFS Airport
Spotted Bear, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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
FCAr104/29.0KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SMITH LAKE089/37.251515ESAK ... .- -.-

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: 47-58.000135N47-57.400573N
Longitude: 113-33.699857W113-33.436190W
Elevation: 3660.0 ft.3672.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 146 magnetic, 164 true326 magnetic, 344 true
Markings: , in good condition, in good condition
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear90 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: SCOTT SNELSON
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION
HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919
Phone 406-758-5376
SUMMER PHONE: 406-758-5376

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 38/month *
87% transient general aviation
11% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 25 May 2019

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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Aerial photo of 8U4 (Spotted Bear USFS Airport)
Photo by Alan Negrin
Photo taken 21-Sep-2009

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4812:48
Sunrise07:2013:20
Sunset19:5901:59
Evening civil twilight20:3002:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 19:38:02
Local (UTC-6)  28-Mar-2024 13:38:02
 
METAR
KGPI 
35nm NW 
281855Z 18008KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP071 T00721011
TAF
KGPI 
35nm NW 
281727Z 2818/2918 21008KT P6SM OVC060 FM282000 22009G15KT P6SM BKN060 TEMPO 2821/2824 5SM -RA BKN035 FM290200 21008KT P6SM SCT060 FM290900 18004KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035
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