Sand Springs Strip Airport

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FAA: 8U1

Location

Latitude: 
 47-06-14.9000N (47.104139)
Longitude: 
 107-30-10.5000W (-107.502917)
Elevation: 
 3180.0 feet MSL (969 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.8 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. NW of Sand Springs, Montana
Found On: 
 Billings Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CLINT POTTS
33 LL LANE
SAND SPRINGS, MT 59077
406-449-8182		 SANDS SPRINGS STORE, LLC
PO BOX 111
SAND SPRINGS, MT 59077
(406) 557-6144

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/1970
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DALGT
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4180 feet (1274 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 06/06/2019)

Total Operations:  276
GA Local:  250 90.6%
GA Itinerant:  26 9.4%

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 8U1

    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
    57.0 Roundup Airport
    (RPX KRPX RPX)    		 228 218 100LL, Jet A-1
    75.6 Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County Airport
    (GGW KGGW GGW)    		 28 19 100LL, Jet A-1+
    77.6 Malta Airport
    (MLK M75)    		 347 337 100LL, Jet A+
    77.8 Frank Wiley Field Airport
    (MLS KMLS MLS)    		 120 111 100LL, Jet A
    80.3 Lewistown Municipal Airport
    (LWT KLWT LWT)    		 268 257 100, 100LL, Jet A
    81.3 Circle Town County Airport
    (4U6)    		 75 66 100LL
    88.9 Billings Logan International Airport
    (BIL KBIL BIL)    		 209 199 100LL, Jet A
    98.0 L M Clayton Airport
    (OLF KOLF OLF)    		 51 42 100LL
    98.8 Laurel Municipal Airport
    (6S8)    		 212 202 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 ANIMALS ON & INVOF RWY.
    A110-2 NO LDG ON TWY CONNECTED TO RWY 28.
    A110-3 RWY 10/28 MAY BE SOFT WHEN WET.
    A110-4 NO SNOWPLOWING IN WINTER
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A33-10/28 RWY 10/28 ROUGH & UNEVEN MOWING INTMT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 10/28
    Longest Runway: 10/28 is 2400 ft (732 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8U1 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 10/28  2400 ft x 60 ft (732 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Poor condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 10

    Runway 28
    Elevation: 
    		 3118.0 3140.0
    Latitude: 
    		 47-06-20.3679N 47-06-09.4591N
    Longitude: 
    		 107-30-25.9125W 107-29-55.1073W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 117 297
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD
    Object Height: 
    		 17
    Distance from End: 
    		 132
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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