AirNav: 8U8 - Broadwater County Airport

8U8

Broadwater County Airport
Townsend, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

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:	3897.2 ft. / 1188 m (estimated)
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
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:	ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HLNr118/25.5		HELENA VORTAC		117.70		12E
BZNr319/35.6		BOZEMAN VOR/DME		112.40		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HAUSER		129/18.2		386		12E		HAU	.... .- ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

5.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

46-20.202617N

46-19.545083N

Longitude:

111-28.972267W

111-28.937467W

Elevation:

3874.7 ft.

3892.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

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

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BROADWATER COUNTY 515 BROADWAY TOWNSEND, MT 59644 Phone 406-266-9203
Manager:	DWIGHT THOMPSON 515 BROADWAY TOWNSEND, MT 59644 Phone 406-220-0736

Additional Remarks

-	TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
-	INTMT SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 17/35.
-	FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (26 nm NE)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (36 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (48 nm SW)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (53 nm W)

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Area around 8U8 (Broadwater County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:00	13:00
Sunrise	07:30	13:30
Sunset	19:37	01:37
Evening civil twilight	20:07	02:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Mar-2026 00:40:38
Local (UTC-6)	20-Mar-2026 18:40:38

METAR

KHLN 26nm NW	202353Z 27017G27KT 10SM CLR 24/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 24038/2340 SLP130 T02391028 10250 20178 56017 $
KBZN 35nm S	202356Z 27021G29KT 10SM CLR 25/M06 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 28030/2343 SLP128 T02501061 10261 20233 56012 $
KBTM 48nm SW	202353Z AUTO 25010G25KT 10SM CLR 21/M05 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 23032/2320 SLP142 T02061050 10211 20183 56013 $

TAF

KHLN
26nm NW

201859Z 2019/2118 26020G30KT P6SM FEW250 FM210100 24012G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM210600 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 FM211600 27010G16KT P6SM SCT110

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Townsend City/County

406-459-4825

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	100LL
SS		$5.95
Updated 19-Mar-2026

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SS=Self service

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