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8U8 Townsend Airport
Townsend, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HLNr114/25.5HELENA VORTAC117.7016E
BZNr319/35.6BOZEMAN VOR/DME112.4018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HAUSER125/18.238616EHAU .... .- ..-
CAPITOL115/25.033516ECVP -.-. ...- .--.

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 46-20.202667N46-19.545167N
Longitude: 111-28.972833W111-28.937500W
Elevation: 3874.8 ft.3892.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% UP0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 162 magnetic, 178 true342 magnetic, 358 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none40 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: ERNIE CARLSON
515 BROADWAY ST.
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone 406-266-9201

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
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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From to 8U8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0211:02
Sunrise05:4111:41
Sunset21:2003:20
Evening civil twilight21:5803:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 04:35:30
Local (UTC-6)  04-Jul-2009 22:35:30
 
METAR
KHLN 
26nm NW 
050353Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02330056
KBZN 
35nm S 
050356Z 14011KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01940067
KBTM 
48nm SW 
050353Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM SCT110 19/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01890056
TAF
KHLN 
26nm NW 
042340Z 0500/0524 20009KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 SCT100 TEMPO 0500/0502 -SHRA BKN050 FM050300 18008KT P6SM SCT100 FM052000 20010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 PROB30 0521/0524 -TSRA BKN050CB BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Townsend City/County 406-431-5033
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Aircraft maintenance, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms, Camping on site

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Phillips 66


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100LL 
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