FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND PAPI RYS 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: | 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 |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 32 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 37:1 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: | ERNIE CARLSON
21 SUNSET TRAIL
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone 406-431-5033 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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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 17 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
| - | INTMT SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 16/34. |
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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Times for 10-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 06:30:46 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 10-Feb-2012 23:30:46 |
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| METAR |
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KHLN
26nm NW | 110553Z 27006KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC019 M08/M09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP319 P0002 60010 T10781089 11056 21078 51003
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9S5
27nm S | SuperAWOS
110555Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM M06/M07 A3019
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KBZN
35nm S | 110556Z 15007KT 4SM -SN BKN012 OVC043 M07/M11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP283 P0000 60006 T10721106 11056 21078 51005
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KBTM
48nm SW | 110553Z AUTO 15008KT 6SM -SN BKN028 OVC060 M05/M08 A3012 RMK AO2 SNB06 SLP241 P0000 60002 T10501078 11017 21050 51006
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KHLN
26nm NW | 110521Z 1106/1206 27005KT 2SM -SN BR OVC025 FM111100 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM111900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC060
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