FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8U9 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-25-07.7560N / 111-34-37.8980W
46-25.129267N / 111-34.631633W
46.4188211 / -111.5771939
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3840 ft. / 1170 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles NW 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: | 10/1961 |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HLNr110/19.2 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HAUSER | | 124/11.7 | | 386 | | 16E | | HAU | .... .- ..- |
| CAPITOL | | 111/18.7 | | 335 | | 16E | | CVP | -.-. ...- .--. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | treated, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT APART. RY 34 DSPLCD THR MARKED WITH RED CONES. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 597 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. road, 11 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 50:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BROADWATER COUNTY
515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644 |
| Manager: | ERNIE CARLSON
515 BROADWAY ST., #16
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone 406-266-9201 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 43% | local general aviation | | 37% | military | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 September 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | RY 16/34 SFC ROUGH DUE TO ROCKS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (42 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (47 nm SW)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (56 nm W)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (64 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Michael Evans
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 21:21 | | 03:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:59 | | 03:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:12:49 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Jul-2009 22:12:49 |
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| METAR |
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KHLN
19nm NW | 050353Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02330056
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| TAF |
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KHLN
19nm 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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| NOTAMs |
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