FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 |
| 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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| FCAr104/29.0 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 089/37.2 | | 515 | | 15E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | 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 QUARTER OF STRIP HAS A SLIGHT DOG-LEG; DOG LEG BEGINS 1100 FT FM N END. |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 164 true | | 326 magnetic, 344 true |
| Markings: | | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. trees, 427 ft. from runway, 9:1 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: | 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 72/month * | | 37% | air taxi | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 29% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 September 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS & TREES IN TRNSTN AREA BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
| - | PHONE IN RANGER STATION. |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Alan Negrin
Photo taken 21-Sep-2009
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:56 | | 13:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:27:30 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:27:30 |
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7S0
32nm SW | SuperAWOS
161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 07/02 A3019
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KGPI
35nm NW | 161655Z 00000KT 6SM -RA BR BKN027 OVC034 04/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP239 P0003 T00390022 $
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K8S0
42nm NE | 161650Z 34006KT
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KGPI
35nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC090 FM161400 03006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC060 FM162000 04010KT P6SM BKN060 OVC090
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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