Canyon Ferry Airport

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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: 
 11.6 E (as of December 2025 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

Annual Operations (as of )

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 8U9

    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
    20.2 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 304 292 100, 100LL, Jet A
    27.9 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 80 69 100LL
    32.4 Three Forks Airport
    (9S5)    		 179 168 100LL
    42.4 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 155 144 100, 100LL, Jet A
    47.3 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 234 222 100, 100LL, Jet A
    49.2 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 268 256 100LL, Jet A
    55.8 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 253 241 100LL, Jet A
    63.8 Mission Field Airport
    (LVM KLVM LVM)    		 132 121 100LL, Jet A
    64.4 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 7 355 100LL, Jet A
    68.7 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 182 171 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    70.5 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
    (S64)    		 51 40 100LL
    76.0 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
    (6S0)    		 118 107 100LL, Jet A
    80.8 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 210 198 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    87.9 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 344 332 100LL, Jet A
    89.2 Gardiner Airport
    (29S)    		 156 145 100ll Jet A
    89.3 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 301 289 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    90.4 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 300 288 MOGAS
    93.7 Fort Benton Airport
    (79S)    		 23 12 100LL
    94.7 Lewistown Municipal Airport
    (LWT KLWT LWT)    		 65 54 100, 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    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

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