Polson Airport

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FAA: 8S1

Location

Latitude: 
 47-41-43.6000N (47.695444)
Longitude: 
 114-11-07.0000W (-114.185278)
Elevation: 
 2940.8 feet MSL (896 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 13 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. W of Polson, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
VINCE JENNISON
470 REGATTA RD
POLSON, MT 59860
406-883-2482		 CITY OF POLSON & LAKE COUNTY
106 4TH AVE E
POLSON, MT 59860
406-249-1683

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 3941 feet (1201 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  33
Jet Engine:  1
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of 06/27/2019)

Total Operations:  10210
Air Taxi:  200 2.0%
GA Local:  5000 49.0%
GA Itinerant:  5000 49.0%
Military Aircraft:  10 0.1%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 127.075/244.875 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Polson Aeroworks
   Update FBO info		 883-9392 100ll Jet A
Stene Aviation
   Update FBO info		 883-6244
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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


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 NW-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 NW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
ODP ANGIL ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) NW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8S1

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
8.4 Ronan Airport
(7S0)		 156 143 100LL, Jet A+
29.4 Kalispell City Airport
(S27)		 350 337 100LL, Jet A
37.0 Glacier Park International Airport
(FCA KGPI GPI)		 355 342 100LL, Jet A
42.4 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
(M35)		 137 124 MOGAS
43.0 Seeley Lake Airport
(23S)		 135 122 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
44.9 Thompson Falls Airport
(KTHM THM)		 261 248 100LL
46.9 Missoula Montana Airport
(MSO KMSO MSO)		 175 162 100LL, Jet A-1+
63.2 Libby Airport
(S59)		 304 290 100LL, Jet A
70.4 Stevensville Airport
(32S)		 175 162 100LL
81.5 Shoshone County Airport
(S83)		 264 250 100LL
81.7 Choteau Airport
(KCII CII)		 83 71 100LL, Jet A
84.3 Eureka Airport
(88M)		 335 321 100LL
86.3 Ravalli County Airport
(HRF)		 178 165 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
90.8 Cut Bank International Airport
(CTB KCTB CTB)		 52 40 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
93.2 Conrad Airport
(S01)		 71 59 100LL
97.6 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
(38S)		 142 130 100LL, Jet A
99.4 Jack A Buell Airport
(S72)		 257 243 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-2 WHEN LNDG ON RY 36 BE ALERT TO SEAPLANE LNDGS ON ADJ RIVER.
A110-3 +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RY 36 END.
A110-5 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A58-36 -10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RY END CROSSING RY CNTRLN DROPPING OFF TO -60 FT 60 FT R.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 24 HR. SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILIBLE.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 03W/21W
18/36
Longest Runway: 18/36 is 4194 ft (1278 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

8S1 Airport Runway Details

Waterway 03W/21W  4000 ft x 500 ft (1219 m x 152 m)
Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

Waterway 03W

Runway 21W
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Waterway 18/36  4194 ft x 75 ft (1278 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/25/2015
Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  17.0

Waterway 18

Runway 36
Elevation: 
 2937.3 2939.3
Latitude: 
 47-42-03.2203N 47-41-23.9820N
Longitude: 
 114-10-57.2803W 114-11-16.7722W
Runway True Alignment: 
 199 019
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD TREE
Object Height: 
 17 20
Distance from End: 
 537 250
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 28 31

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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