AirNav: 8U8 - Broadwater County Airport

8U8

Broadwater County Airport
Townsend, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8U8
Lat/Long:	46-19-52.4350N 111-28-57.3100W 46-19.873917N 111-28.955167W 46.3312319,-111.4825861 (estimated)
Elevation:	3897.2 ft. / 1188 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	2 miles E of TOWNSEND, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59644

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1941
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:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HLNr118/25.5		HELENA VORTAC		117.70		12E
BZNr319/35.6		BOZEMAN VOR/DME		112.40		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HAUSER		129/18.2		386		12E		HAU	.... .- ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

5.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

46-20.202617N

46-19.545083N

Longitude:

111-28.972267W

111-28.937467W

Elevation:

3874.7 ft.

3892.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BROADWATER COUNTY 515 BROADWAY TOWNSEND, MT 59644 Phone 406-266-9203
Manager:	DWIGHT THOMPSON 515 BROADWAY TOWNSEND, MT 59644 Phone 406-220-0736

Additional Remarks

-	TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
-	INTMT SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 17/35.
-	FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (26 nm NE)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (36 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (48 nm SW)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (53 nm W)

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Area around 8U8 (Broadwater County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	12:28
Sunrise	06:59	12:59
Sunset	19:59	01:59
Evening civil twilight	20:29	02:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Apr-2025 15:59:47
Local (UTC-6)	05-Apr-2025 09:59:47

METAR

KHLN 26nm NW	051553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP341 T00061061
KBZN 35nm S	051456Z 13003KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP341 T10281072 58001
KBTM 48nm SW	051553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP331 T10331083 $

TAF

KHLN
26nm NW

051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Townsend City/County

406-459-4825

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	100LL
SS		$5.15
Updated 25-Mar-2025

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SS=Self service

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