FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8S1 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-41-43.6000N / 114-11-07.0000W
47-41.726667N / 114-11.116667W
47.6954444 / -114.1852778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2941 ft. / 896.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of POLSON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59860 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| 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: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 7S0 (8 nm SE): | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCAr163/31.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 141/27.1 | | 515 | | 15E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
| KONNA | | 356/37.1 | | 521 | | 17E | | INE | .. -. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HR. SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILIBLE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4195 x 75 ft. / 1279 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 47-42.053665N | | 47-41.399535N |
| Longitude: | 114-10.954680W | | 114-11.279658W |
| Elevation: | 2937.4 ft. | | 2939.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 199 true | | 002 magnetic, 019 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. hwy, 537 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. hill, 377 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
-10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RY END CROSSING RY CNTRLN DROPPING OFF TO -60 FT 60 FT R. |
Runway 3W/21W
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 3W | | RUNWAY 21W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POLSON & LAKE COUNTY
106 4TH AVE E
POLSON, MT 59860
Phone 406-883-7214 |
| Manager: | VINCE JENNISON
3376 BISSON LN
POLSON, MT 59860
Phone 406-883-2482 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 46% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TOWER 600 FT AGL 3 MI S UNLGTD. |
| - | WHEN LNDG ON RY 36 BE ALERT TO SEAPLANE LNDGS ON ADJ RIVER. |
| - | +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RY 36 END. |
| - | SEAPLANE LNDG AREA ALSO USED BY BOATS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (919KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (687KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| ANGIL ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (141KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (64KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7S0 - Ronan Airport (8 nm SE)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (37 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (47 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (63 nm NW)
32S - Stevensville Airport (70 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in October 2008
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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 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunrise | | 08:05 | | 15:05 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 00:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 07:39:05 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 01-Dec-2009 00:39:05 |
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| METAR |
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KGPI
37nm N | 010655Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM SCT070 OVC100 03/M03 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00281033 400941017 $
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KMSO
47nm S | 010653Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM OVC050 06/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00561022 400721056
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| TAF |
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KGPI
37nm N | 010521Z 0106/0206 VRB06KT P6SM BKN060 OVC070 FM010800 02008KT P6SM OVC050 FM011300 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH OVC040
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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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