8U2
Airport
Schafer /USFS/
Schafer, Montana

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 04/18/2024 - 6/13/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:8U2
Lat/Lng:48.0796111111, -113.245
48-04-46.6000N, 113-14-42.0000W
Estimated by Faa-Est on 02/14/2013
Elevation:4856 feet Estimated
Magnetic Variation:18E,(1985), [12E (2024)]
Sectional:GREAT FALLS
From City:15nm SE of Schafer

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Airspace Analysis:NOT ANALYZED
Est Prior to 1959.
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:03/1945
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Salt Lake City(ZLC)Salt Lake City Center
FSS:Great Falls FSS(GTF)
NOTAMs and Weather:GTFNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.900

Services

Airframe Repair:None
Powerplant Repair:None
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

For year ending:08/30/2019
AirTaxi:300
Non-local GA:500
Total:800

Ownership

Owner:U S Forest Service
Flathead National Forest
Kalispell, Mt 59901
406-755-5401
Manager:Scott Snelson, Dist Ranger
Spotted Bear Ranger Station
Hungry Horse, Mt 59919
406-758-5376
Summer Phone 406-758-5376.

Runways

Runways:07/25

Runway 07/25

Length:3200 feet
Width:60 feet
Surface:Grass / Sod, Fair Condition
First 400 ft of Runway 25 is Uneven-Bouncy-Rough.
Surface Treatment:NONE
End 07 End 25
True Alignment:087,(075 Magnetic)267,(255 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Runway 07 First 800 ft Unmarked Except Threshold.,Good ConditionRunway Cone Width may Vary. First 2400 ft Marked with White Cones 200 ft Apart.,Good Condition
Elevation at End:4856.0' MSL4850.0' MSL
Objects:TreesTrees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:5:12:1
Object Height:50' AGL110' AGL
Object Distance:250' Along centerline
0B'
254' Along centerline
60' Left of centerline

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Low Area North Side of Runway Aprox 1100' from App End Runway 25-Use Caution.
Watch for Horses or Big Game Animals on Runway.
Take Off and Land Runway 25 Conditions Permitting.
Trees and Terrain in Trans Surface Both Sides of Runway Full Length.
Primary Purpose of a/S is a Trailhead for Wilderness Areas.
for Cd Contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.

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