Location
Latitude: |
46-25-07.7560N (46.418821) |
Longitude: |
111-34-37.8980W (-111.577194) |
Elevation: |
3840.0 feet MSL (1170 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: |
07 N.M. NW of Townsend, Montana |
Found On: |
Great Falls Chart |
FAA Region: |
ANM |
Contacts
Manager: |
Publicly owned: |
DWIGHT THOMPSON 515 BROADWAY, #16 TOWNSEND, MT 59644 406-220-0736 |
BROADWATER COUNTY 515 BROADWAY TOWNSEND, MT 59644 (406) 266-9203 |
Operations
Airport Status: |
Operational |
Facility Use: |
Public |
Type: |
Airport |
Activation Date: |
10/1961 |
Control tower: |
No |
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): |
Months/Days/Hours Unattended |
Boundary ARTCC: |
ZLC (Salt Lake City) |
Responsible ARTCC: |
ZLC (Salt Lake City) |
Segmented Circle Indicator: |
Yes |
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): |
4840 feet (1475 m) |
NOTAMs Facility: |
GTF |
NOTAM-D Service: |
Yes |
Based Aircraft
Single Engine: | 1 |
Ultralights: | 1 |
Annual Operations (as of 07/05/2023)
Total Operations: | 1300 | |
GA Local: | 50 | 3.8% |
GA Itinerant: | 600 | 46.2% |
Military Aircraft: | 650 | 50.0% |
Communications
CTAF: | 122.800 |
Unicom: | 122.800 |
Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel
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Area Code: 406 |
Business Name | Frequency | Phone | Fuel Grade |
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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 |
Instrument Procedures / Charts
Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8U9
Dist (NM) | ID | Morse Code | Name | Type | Freq | True Hdg | Mag Hdg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.7 | HAU | . . . . . _ . . _ | Hauser | NDB | 386 | 320 | 308 |
18.7 | CVP | _ . _ . . . . _ . _ _ . | Capitol | NDB | 335 | 307 | 295 |
19.2 | HLN | . . . . . _ . . _ . | Helena | VORTAC | 117.70 | 306 | 294 |
35.0 | BZ | _ . . . _ _ . . | Manni | NDB | 266 | 159 | 147 |
41.5 | HIA | . . . . . . . _ | Whitehall | VOR-DME | 113.70 | 216 | 204 |
41.9 | BZN | _ . . . _ _ . . _ . | Bozeman | VOR-DME | 112.40 | 155 | 143 |
53.8 | CPN | _ . _ . . _ _ . _ . | Coppertown | VOR-DME | 116.05 | 244 | 232 |
57.4 | ITU | . . _ . . _ | Truly | NDB | 371 | 8 | 356 |
62.2 | GTF | _ _ . _ . . _ . | Great Falls | VORTAC | 115.10 | 6 | 354 |
63.9 | LVM | . _ . . . . . _ _ _ | Livingston | VOR-DME | 116.10 | 131 | 120 |
69.1 | EKS | . _ . _ . . . | Ennis | NDB | 286 | 182 | 170 |
72.2 | HWQ | . . . . . _ _ _ _ . _ | Harlowton | NDB | 242 | 88 | 77 |
81.1 | DLN | _ . . . _ . . _ . | Dillon | VOR-DME | 113.00 | 210 | 198 |
87.6 | CII | _ . _ . . . . . | Choteau | NDB | 269 | 344 | 332 |
89.5 | LWT | . _ . . . _ _ _ | Lewistown | VOR-DME | 115.45 | 64 | 53 |
Nearby Airports with Fuel
Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)
Remarks
A110-1 | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
A110-2 | FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
A33-16/34 | RWY 16/34 LOOSE ROCK AND GRVL UP TO 3 IN. SOFT WHEN WET. |
A42-16 | 16/34 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT APART. RY 34 DSPLCD THR MARKED WITH RED CONES. |
A57-34 | APCH SLOPE 50:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
Runways
Runway Summary
Runways: | 16/34 |
Longest Runway: | 16/34 is 3200 ft (975 m) long |
Runways with an Instrument Approach: |
8U9 Airport Runway Details
Runway 16/34 | 3200 ft x 75 ft (975 m x 23 m) | |
Surface: | Gravel - Good condition - No special surface treatment |
Runway 16 |
Runway 34 |
|
Glide Path Angle: |
0.0 degrees | 0.0 degrees |
Traffic Pattern: |
Left | Left |
Runway Markings Type: |
Nonstandard (other than numbers only) | |
Runway Markings Condition: |
Good | |
Displaced Threshold: |
597 |
Services
Airframe Repair: |
Major |
Powerplant Repair: |
Major |
Bottled Oxygen: |
None |
Bulk Oxygen: |
None |
Fuel Available: |
100, 100LL, Jet A |
Landing Fees: |
No |
Parking: |
Hangars and tiedowns available |
Maps & Diagrams
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