FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 |
| HLNr110/19.2 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HAUSER | | 124/11.7 | | 386 | | 16E | | HAU | .... .- ..- |
| CAPITOL | | 115/18.7 | | 335 | | 12E | | 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: | gravel, in poor condition RY 16/34 LOOSE ROCK AND GRAVEL UP TO THREE INCHES. |
| 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 21 SUNSET TRAIL, #16 TOWNSEND, MT 59644 Phone 406-431-5033 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 16% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8U9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (42 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (47 nm SW)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (49 nm W)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (56 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Michael Evans
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 13:46 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:29:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:29:42 |
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| METAR |
KHLN 19nm NW | 161653Z 28004KT 10SM SCT075 OVC095 03/M03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00281033
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9S5 32nm S | SuperAWOS
161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 05/05 A3010
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| TAF |
KHLN 19nm NW | 161149Z 1612/1712 VRB06KT P6SM BKN150 FM161500 33010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM161800 36015KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM170300 30010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
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