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8U8

Townsend Airport
Townsend, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	11:51
Sunrise	06:24	12:24
Sunset	20:37	02:37
Evening civil twilight	21:10	03:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Aug-2026 08:57:54
Local (UTC-6)	14-Aug-2026 02:57:54

METAR

KHLN 26nm NW	140853Z 24003KT 10SM SCT014 SCT023 BKN039 14/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 60000 T01440128 58001
KBZN 35nm S	140847Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM OVC009 13/12 A3008 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 P0001 T01330122
KBTM 48nm SW	140853Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM -RA OVC080 12/10 A3011 RMK AO2 RAE0757B27 SLP146 P0001 60002 T01220100 58005

TAF

KHLN
26nm NW

140802Z 1408/1506 29008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM141100 VRB06KT P6SM BKN030 FM141800 35007KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1421/1502 VRB15G25KT 4SM TSRA OVC035CB

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Townsend City/County

406-459-4825

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	100LL
SS		$6.17
Updated 17-Jul-2026

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SS=Self service

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