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8U2 Schafer USFS Airport
Schafer, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8U2
Lat/Long: 48-04-46.6000N 113-14-42.0000W
48-04.776667N 113-14.700000W
48.0796111,-113.2450000
(estimated)
Elevation: 4856 ft. / 1480 m (estimated)
Variation: 18E (1985)
From city: 15 miles SE of SCHAFER, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59916

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1945
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: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr084/38.1KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
FIRST 400 FT OF RY 25 IS UNEVEN-BOUNCY-ROUGH.
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY CONE WIDTH MAY VARY. FIRST 2400 FT MARKED WITH WHITE CONES 200 FT APART.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 48-04.764385N48-04.790493N
Longitude: 113-15.092488W113-14.307840W
Elevation: 4856.0 ft.4850.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 087 true249 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: , in good condition, in good condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear110 ft. trees, 254 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: U S FOREST SERVICE
FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-755-5401
Manager: ADAM LADELL
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION
HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919
Phone 406-481-0826
SUMMER PHONE 406-758-5376.

Additional Remarks

LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF RWY APROX 1100' FROM APP END RWY 25-USE CAUTION.
WATCH FOR HORSES OR BIG GAME ANIMALS ON RY.
TAKE OFF AND LAND RY 25 CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
TREES AND TERRAIN IN TRANS SURFACE BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A/S IS A TRAILHEAD FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.
FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (43 nm W)
8S1 - Polson Airport (44 nm SW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (46 nm E)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (46 nm SW)
KCTB - Cut Bank International Airport (47 nm NE)
 
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Photo taken 19-Aug-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2111:21
Sunrise05:5711:57
Sunset21:0103:01
Evening civil twilight21:3803:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2025 07:35:11
Local (UTC-6)  13-May-2025 01:35:11
 
METAR
KGPI 
43nm W 
130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP061 T00560039 401720039
K7S0 
46nm SW 
130715Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM BKN060 08/06 A2970 RMK A01
KCTB 
47nm NE 
130656Z AUTO 35018G25KT 10SM FEW014 08/04 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP041 T00780044 401780061
TAF
KGPI 
43nm W 
130520Z 1306/1406 16005KT P6SM FEW040 SCT060 FM130900 VRB02KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM131500 15006KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040
KCTB 
47nm NE 
130537Z 1306/1406 28011KT P6SM BKN100 FM130800 35015KT P6SM BKN100 FM131800 34015KT P6SM OVC030 FM140000 31008KT P6SM SCT060
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