Townsend Airport

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FAA: 8U8

Townsend Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 46-19-52.4350N (46.331232)
Longitude: 
 111-28-57.3100W (-111.482586)
Elevation: 
 3897.2 feet MSL (1188 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.7 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. E of Townsend, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DWIGHT THOMPSON
515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
406-220-0736		 TOWNSEND CITY CO AIRPORT
515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
406-266-9203

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1941
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4897 feet (1493 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  25
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 05/07/2019)

Total Operations:  4510
GA Local:  1500 33.3%
GA Itinerant:  3000 66.5%
Military Aircraft:  10 0.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 406
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Great Falls(GTF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8U8

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    25.6 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 67 56 100LL
    26.5 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 308 296 100, 100LL, Jet A
    27.4 Three Forks Airport
    (9S5)    		 187 175 100LL
    36.0 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 157 146 100, 100LL, Jet A
    47.9 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 242 230 100, 100LL, Jet A
    53.2 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 274 262 100LL, Jet A
    57.4 Mission Field Airport
    (LVM KLVM LVM)    		 130 119 100LL, Jet A
    58.5 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 259 247 100LL, Jet A
    63.7 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 186 175 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    69.2 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 3 351 100LL, Jet A
    70.1 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
    (6S0)    		 116 105 100LL, Jet A
    71.0 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
    (S64)    		 46 35 100LL
    78.6 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 215 203 100LL, Jet A
    82.8 Gardiner Airport
    (29S)    		 157 146 100ll Jet A
    93.5 Lewistown Municipal Airport
    (LWT KLWT LWT)    		 61 50 100, 100LL, Jet A
    94.1 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 342 330 100LL, Jet A
    95.5 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 303 290 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    96.4 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 302 289 MOGAS
    97.1 Fort Benton Airport
    (79S)    		 20 9 100LL
    99.8 Yellowstone Airport
    (WYS KWYS WYS)    		 171 160 100LL, Jet A-1+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
    A110-2 INTMT SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 17/35.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
    E111 ARPT ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8U8 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  4000 ft x 60 ft (1219 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  5.0

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Elevation: 
    		 3874.7 3892.6
    Latitude: 
    		 46-20-12.1570N 46-19-32.7050N
    Longitude: 
    		 111-28-58.3360W 111-28-56.2480W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 30 44

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A-1+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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