FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7U8 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-37-36.0520N / 105-04-34.9130W
47-37.600867N / 105-04.581883W
47.6266811 / -105.0763647
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2493 ft. / 759.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of RICHEY, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59259 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CIRCLE | | 042/23.2 | | 245 | | 15E | | CRR | -.-. .-. .-. |
| GLENDIVE | | 327/31.6 | | 410 | | 13E | | GDV | --. -.. ...- |
| WOLF POINT | | 133/35.6 | | 404 | | 11E | | OLF | --- .-.. ..-. |
| SIDNEY | | 250/36.5 | | 359 | | 12E | | SDY | ... -.. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2690 x 75 ft. / 820 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in good condition
CENTER 20 FT OF RY - SOFT GRADED DIRT - PERIMETER IS TURF. |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 82 ft. hill, 1650 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620-0507
Phone 406-444-2506 |
| Manager: | NILS SIKVELAND
BOX 254
RICHEY, MT 59259
Phone 406-773-5835 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7U8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
42S - Poplar Airport (30 nm N)
KGDV - Dawson Community Airport (31 nm S)
KOLF - L M Clayton Airport (35 nm NW)
KSDY - Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (36 nm E)
KISN - Sloulin Field International Airport (66 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunrise | | 05:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 02:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 03:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 04:07:50 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 22:07:50 |
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| METAR |
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KGDV
33nm S | 170355Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3006 RMK AO1
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KOLF
35nm NW | 170353Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01500033 $
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KSDY
36nm E | 170355Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A3000 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KGDV
33nm S | 162331Z 170024 32022G32KT P6SM SKC FM0130 31010KT P6SM SKC FM1400 32019KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KOLF
35nm NW | 162331Z 170024 32020G30KT P6SM SKC FM0130 30006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 32017KT P6SM SKC
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KSDY
36nm E | 162331Z 170024 34018G30KT P6SM SKC FM0130 31011KT P6SM SKC FM1400 33018KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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