FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U8 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-19-52.4350N / 111-28-57.3100W
46-19.873917N / 111-28.955167W
46.3312319 / -111.4825861
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3893 ft. / 1186.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of TOWNSEND, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59644 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| 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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HLNr114/25.5 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| BZNr319/35.6 | | BOZEMAN VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HAUSER | | 125/18.2 | | 386 | | 16E | | HAU | .... .- ..- |
| CAPITOL | | 115/25.0 | | 335 | | 16E | | CVP | -.-. ...- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-20.202667N | | 46-19.545167N |
| Longitude: | 111-28.972833W | | 111-28.937500W |
| Elevation: | 3874.8 ft. | | 3892.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 178 true | | 342 magnetic, 358 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. tree, 962 ft. from runway, 432 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BROADWATER CTY & CITY OF TOWNSEND
515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone 406-266-9201 |
| Manager: | NEIL SALMI
1 AIRPORT DRIVE
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone 406-266-5400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/week * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 22% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 18 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (36 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (48 nm SW)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (57 nm SE)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (58 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 02:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 02:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Aug-2008 14:32:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Aug-2008 08:32:54 |
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| METAR |
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KHLN
26nm NW | 211353Z 30005KT 10SM BKN110 14/10 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP051 T01390100
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KBZN
35nm S | 211356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP034 T01440083
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KBTM
48nm SW | 211353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 OVC100 09/07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP051 T00890067
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| TAF |
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KHLN
26nm NW | 211130Z 211212 27008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM1600 27012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 OVC120 FM1900 27014G25KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB OVC120 FM0400 29013KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 BKN120 FM0600 26010KT P6SM BKN120
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