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8S1 Polson Airport
Polson, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

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: 2940.8 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
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: ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-2 at 7S0 (8 nm SE): 119.925 (406-676-2967)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 127.075/244.875 (LAKESIDE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr163/31.1KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SMITH LAKE141/27.151515ESAK ... .- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:SELF SVC H24.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4194 x 75 ft. / 1278 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 47-42.053672N47-41.399700N
Longitude: 114-10.954672W114-11.279537W
Elevation: 2937.3 ft.2939.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 182 magnetic, 199 true002 magnetic, 019 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 537 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear30 ft. tree, 302 ft. from runway, 105 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
-10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RWY END ACRS CNTRLN; DROPS 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: leftleft

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 406-249-1683
Manager: VINCE JENNISON
470 REGATTA RD
POLSON, MT 59860
Phone 406-471-6581

Additional Remarks

A30A-36 CTN WHEN LNDG FOR SBP ACTVT ADJ RIVER. +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RWY END.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- ARPT SFC COND UNMON 1700-0800.

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 from 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (523KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (328KB)
 
ANGIL ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (292KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7S0 - Ronan Airport (8 nm SE)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (37 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula Montana 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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Aerial photo of 8S1 (Polson Airport)
Photo by Frederick Weber
Photo taken 16-Nov-2011
looking northeast.
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5014:50
Sunrise08:2615:26
Sunset16:5323:53
Evening civil twilight17:2900:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Dec-2024 17:08:33
Local (UTC-7)  30-Dec-2024 10:08:33
 
METAR
TAF
KGPI 
37nm N 		301547Z 3016/3112 00000KT 3SM -SN BR SCT004 OVC015
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Lake Aero / Ronan Aviation 406-883-2482
 no information available

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100LL Jet A
SS $5.10 $5.21 
 Updated 23-Dec-2024
  
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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