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3U8 Big Sandy Airport
Big Sandy, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 3U8
Lat/Long: 48-09-44.9270N / 110-06-47.7470W
48-09.748783N / 110-06.795783W
48.1624797 / -110.1132631
(estimated)
Elevation: 2700 ft. / 823 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of BIG SANDY, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59520

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1949
Sectional chart: GREAT FALLS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 3500 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HVRr195/26.5HAVRE VOR/DME111.8016E

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3600 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: none20 ft. road, 680 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2975 x 50 ft. / 907 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 13/31 THRESHOLDS MARKED WITH BOARDS ON A FRAME STRUCTURE PAINTED BLACK AND YELLOW.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 41 ft. pline, 666 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1430 x 55 ft. / 436 x 17 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 36 ft. pline, 513 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF BIG SANDY
PO BOX 381
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone 406-378-2258
Manager: TOM HLAVNICKA
BOX 366
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone 406-378-2629
MANAGER HOME PHONE: 788-8234

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 103/week *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 July 2006

Additional Remarks

RY 31 HAS +55 FT TREES 555 FT FM RY END, 172 L. 10:1 APCH SLOPE TO RY END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3U8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (27 nm NE)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (28 nm SW)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (59 nm SW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (65 nm SW)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (72 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0211:02
Sunrise05:3911:39
Sunset20:5402:54
Evening civil twilight21:3203:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 05:09:33
Local (UTC-6)  16-May-2008 23:09:33
 
METAR
KHVR 
27nm NE 
170453Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01220039
TAF
KHVR 
27nm NE 
162320Z 170024 31010KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0003 26010G20KT FM0300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM1900 27011KT P6SM SKC
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