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3U8 Big Sandy Airport
Big Sandy, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 3U8
Lat/Long: 48-09-48.3691N 110-06-51.4219W
48-09.806152N 110-06.857032W
48.1634359,-110.1142839
(estimated)
Elevation: 2698.5 ft. / 822.5 m (surveyed)
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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ON CALL ON CALL ON CALL
Pattern altitude: 3498.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HVRr195/26.5HAVRE VOR/DME114.6516E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3570 x 60 ft. / 1088 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 5 /F/D/Z/U
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 48-09.716333N48-09.858500N
Longitude: 110-07.436833W110-06.585500W
Elevation: 2689.7 ft.2697.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: none15 ft. road, 670 ft. from runway, 31:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2100 x 100 ft. / 640 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 48-09.982167N48-09.693833N
Longitude: 110-06.737000W110-06.453000W
Elevation: 2697.0 ft.2698.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 131 magnetic, 147 true311 magnetic, 327 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 71 ft. pline, marked, 1600 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
PWR LN MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 43:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BIG SANDY/CCJAB
1026 PRAIRIE DOG LANE
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone (406) 390-3910
Manager: MARK REICHELT
1026 PRAIRIE DOG LANE
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone 406-378-2361

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

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)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (65 nm SW)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (72 nm S)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (74 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0414:04
Sunrise07:3914:39
Sunset16:3423:34
Evening civil twilight17:0900:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2024 12:04:27
Local (UTC-7)  21-Nov-2024 05:04:27
 
METAR
KHVR 
27nm NE 
211153Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM OVC080 M06/M09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP221 60001 70001 T10561089 11044 21078 58010
K79S 
28nm SW 
211155Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 T10311094
TAF
KHVR 
27nm NE 
211126Z 2112/2212 08009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 PROB30 2208/2212 4SM -SN BR BKN025
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100LL
SS $4.75 
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