Spotted Bear /USFS/ Airport

US Flag

FAA: 8U4

Weather for Spotted Bear /USFS/ Airport

37

Precipitation: 0.00 in

Humidity: 67%

Wind: 3 mph

Weather

Thursday 07:14 AM

Cloudy

3

Precipitation: 0.03 mm

Humidity: 67%

Wind: 5 km/h

Weather

Thursday 07:14 AM

Cloudy

Location

Latitude: 
 47-57-42.0000N (47.961667)
Longitude: 
 113-33-34.1000W (-113.559472)
Elevation: 
 3672.0 feet MSL (1119 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.8 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Spotted Bear, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SCOTT SNELSON
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION
HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919
406-758-5376		 US FOREST SERVICE
FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST
KALISPELL, MT 59901
406-755-5401

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1945
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: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4672 feet (1424 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 05/25/2019)

Total Operations:  460
Air Taxi:  50 10.9%
GA Itinerant:  400 87.0%
Military Aircraft:  10 2.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

    (Click on a business for detail)
    Please help us keep this information up to date. This is a FREE SERVICE just like everything else on Airport Guide! If you see that a business needs to be added, modified, or deleted please fill out our Update Form.

    Area Code: 406
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    To add, modify, or delete a business click here.

    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

    Terminal Procedures are only available for airports in several countries with more being added all the time. If you are looking for a specific country's charts, please send an email to support(at)airportguide.com stating the country name. This will be used to prioritize the implementation.

    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8U4

    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
    29.8 Polson Airport
    (8S1)    		 237 224 100LL, Jet A+
    32.2 Ronan Airport
    (7S0)    		 222 209 100LL, Jet A+
    32.6 Kalispell City Airport
    (S27)    		 293 280 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Glacier Park International Airport
    (FCA KGPI GPI)    		 307 294 100LL, Jet A
    47.0 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 174 161 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    47.3 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 176 163 MOGAS
    56.5 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 97 85 100LL, Jet A
    61.1 Cut Bank International Airport
    (CTB KCTB CTB)    		 50 38 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    64.7 Conrad Airport
    (S01)    		 78 66 100LL
    66.3 Missoula Montana Airport
    (MSO KMSO MSO)    		 199 186 100LL, Jet A-1+
    73.2 Thompson Falls Airport
    (KTHM THM)    		 252 239 100LL
    75.9 Shelby Airport
    (SBX KSBX SBX)    		 62 50 100LL, Jet A+
    79.7 Libby Airport
    (S59)    		 284 270 100LL, Jet A
    85.5 Eureka Airport
    (88M)    		 315 301 100LL
    88.5 Stevensville Airport
    (32S)    		 193 180 100LL
    92.9 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 107 95 100LL, Jet A
    99.8 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 160 148 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

    List ALL 8U4 NOTAMs
    View 8U4 NOTAMs

    NOTAM Radius Search

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 8U4

    NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 8U4

    Remarks

    A110-1 MOUNTAINS & TREES IN TRNSTN AREA BOTH SIDES OF RY.
    A110-2 FONE IN RANGER STN OR AT RANCH 1 MI S OF ARPT.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A16 SUMMER PHONE: 406-758-5376
    A31-14/32 N QTR OF STRIP HAS A SLGT DOG-LEG; DOG-LEG BGNS 1800 FT FM N END.
    A33-14/32 UP TO 4 INCH ROCK ON RY SFC.
    A42-14 FIRST 1400 FT OF RWY 14 NOT MKD WITH CONES.
    A42-32 RY 32 FIRST 2400 FT MKD WITH CONES SPACED 200 FT APART.
    E111 EST PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14/32
    Longest Runway: 14/32 is 3800 ft (1158 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8U4 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 14/32  3800 ft x 78 ft (1158 m x 24 m)
    Surface:  Turf/Gravel - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 14

    Runway 32
    Elevation: 
    		 3660.0 3672.0
    Latitude: 
    		 47-58-00.0081N 47-57-24.0344N
    Longitude: 
    		 113-33-41.9914W 113-33-26.1714W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 164 344
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 60 90
    Distance from End: 
    		 430 800
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

    8U4 Sectional

    Flight Planning
    at skyvector.com

    8U4 Diagram


    Do you have a better diagram of this ?
    Please share it with us.