FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8S1 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-41-43.5950N / 114-11-07.0310W
47-41.726583N / 114-11.117183W
47.6954431 / -114.1852864
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2941 ft. / 896.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of POLSON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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 | | 138/27.1 | | 515 | | 18E | | 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: | 47-42.053650N | | 47-41.399517N |
| Longitude: | 114-10.954717W | | 114-11.279667W |
| Elevation: | 2937.4 ft. | | 2939.3 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. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POLSON & LAKE CO.
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: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005 | |
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. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (919KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (691KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| ANGIL ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (141KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
KCII - Choteau Airport (82 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 | | 05:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 03:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:46 | | 03:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:01:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 23:01:36 |
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| METAR |
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KGPI
37nm N | 170455Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01220078
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KMSO
47nm S | 170453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01670039
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| TAF |
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KGPI
37nm N | 162320Z 170024 15005KT P6SM SKC FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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