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8U8 Townsend Airport
Townsend, Montana, USA


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

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: 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
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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none32 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0614:06
Sunrise07:3814:38
Sunset17:4300:43
Evening civil twilight18:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 06:30:46
Local (UTC-7)  10-Feb-2012 23:30:46
 
METAR
KHLN 
26nm NW 
110553Z 27006KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC019 M08/M09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP319 P0002 60010 T10781089 11056 21078 51003
9S5 
27nm S 
SuperAWOS
110555Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM M06/M07 A3019
KBZN 
35nm S 
110556Z 15007KT 4SM -SN BKN012 OVC043 M07/M11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP283 P0000 60006 T10721106 11056 21078 51005
KBTM 
48nm SW 
110553Z AUTO 15008KT 6SM -SN BKN028 OVC060 M05/M08 A3012 RMK AO2 SNB06 SLP241 P0000 60002 T10501078 11017 21050 51006
TAF
KHLN 
26nm NW 
110521Z 1106/1206 27005KT 2SM -SN BR OVC025 FM111100 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM111900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC060
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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), Aircraft maintenance, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms, Camping on site

More info about Townsend City/County
Phillips 66
100LL
SS $4.89 
 Updated 10-Jan-2012
 
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