AirNav: 8U4 - Spotted Bear USFS Airport

8U4

Spotted Bear USFS Airport
Spotted Bear, Montana, USA

GOING TO SPOTTED BEAR?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	8U4
Lat/Long:	47-57-42.0000N 113-33-34.1000W 47-57.700000N 113-33.568333W 47.9616667,-113.5594722 (estimated)
Elevation:	3672 ft. / 1119 m (estimated)
Variation:	18E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of SPOTTED BEAR, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59919

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
FCAr104/29.0		KALISPELL VOR/DME		113.20		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SMITH LAKE		089/37.2		515		15E		SAK	... .- -.-

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	3800 x 78 ft. / 1158 x 24 m N QTR OF STRIP HAS A SLGT DOG-LEG; DOG-LEG BGNS 1800 FT FM N END.
Surface:	turf/gravel, in fair condition UP TO 4 INCH ROCK ON RY SFC.
Runway edge markings:	RY 32 FIRST 2400 FT MKD WITH CONES SPACED 200 FT APART.
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	47-58.000135N	47-57.400573N
Longitude:	113-33.699857W	113-33.436190W
Elevation:	3660.0 ft.	3672.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	146 magnetic, 164 true	326 magnetic, 344 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Obstructions:	60 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear	90 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US 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

-	MOUNTAINS & TREES IN TRNSTN AREA BOTH SIDES OF RY.
-	FONE IN RANGER STN OR AT RANCH 1 MI S OF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8S1 - Polson Airport (30 nm SW)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (32 nm SW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (35 nm NW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (57 nm E)
KCTB - Cut Bank International Airport (61 nm NE)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$4.13 $4.88

Area around 8U4 (Spotted Bear USFS Airport)

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Alan Negrin Photo taken 21-Sep-2009 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Spotted Bear USFS Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Spotted Bear USFS Airport? Find the distance to fly. From to 8U4

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:59	13:59
Sunrise	07:33	14:33
Sunset	17:04	00:04
Evening civil twilight	17:37	00:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2024 13:05:22
Local (UTC-7)	08-Nov-2024 06:05:22

METAR

KGPI
35nm NW

081255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP294 T10611072

TAF