FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U5 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-53-12.5000N / 111-55-18.5000W 48-53.208333N / 111-55.308333W 48.8868056 / -111.9218056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3406 ft. / 1038.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of SUNBURST, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59482 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1947 |
| 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: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CTBr024/25.5 | | CUT BANK VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 17E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SHELBY | | 339/20.9 | | 347 | | 15E | | SBX | ... -... -..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 140 ft. / 823 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition RWY 05/23 ROUGH WITH LARGE GOPHER HOLES. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED RY 05/23 HAS RED & BLACK PANEL MKRS FULL LENGTH OF RY & THLDS. |
| Gradient: | SW |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 48-53.129597N | | 48-53.286665N |
| Longitude: | 111-55.622552W | | 111-54.992608W |
| Elevation: | 3406.0 ft. | | 3358.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 1.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 051 magnetic, 069 true | | 231 magnetic, 249 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 73 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 381 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1470 x 100 ft. / 448 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition RY 18/36 ROUGH WITH LARGE GOPHER HOLES. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 HAS RED & BLACK PANEL MKRS FULL LENGTH OF RY & THLDS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOOLE COUNTY COURT HOUSE SHELBY, MT 59474 Phone 406-460-7400 |
| Manager: | HANK COOLIDGE P O BOX 40 SUNBURST, MT 59454 Phone 406-937-7400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 22% | local general aviation | | 11% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 September 2011 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBX - Shelby Airport (21 nm S)
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
S01 - Conrad Airport (43 nm S)
KCII - Choteau Airport (64 nm S)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (81 nm SE)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 02:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 03:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:45:20 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:45:20 |
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| METAR |
CWRY 14nm N | 130900Z AUTO 27006KT 15/13 RMK AO1 SLP179 T01510128 58008
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KCTB 25nm SW | 130956Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01500133 TSNO
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| TAF |
KCTB 25nm SW | 130520Z 1306/1406 04008KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120 FM130900 32005KT P6SM SKC FM132200 20008KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM140200 04007KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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