FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U4 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-57-29.8110N / 113-33-33.3200W
47-57.496850N / 113-33.555333W
47.9582808 / -113.5592556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3670 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 |
| 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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| FCAr104/29.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 089/37.3 | | 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 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 (56 nm E)
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal 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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Spotted Bear USFS Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 14:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 14:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 18:55:44 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 11:55:44 |
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| METAR |
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7S0
32nm SW | SuperAWOS
121815Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM 00/M26 A2995
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KGPI
35nm NW | 121755Z 00000KT 6SM BR OVC007 M01/M02 A2991 RMK AO2 SNE30 SLP154 P0001 60001 T10061022 11006 21017 58005
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K8S0
42nm NE | 121645Z 25009KT
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KGPI
35nm NW | 121732Z 1218/1318 00000KT 6SM -SHSN BR BKN020 OVC030 TEMPO 1218/1220 00000KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC009 FM130600 00000KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN025 FM131200 00000KT 4SM BR BKN025
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