8U4
Airport
Spotted Bear /USFS/
Spotted Bear, Montana

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 10/03/2024 - 11/28/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:8U4
Lat/Lng:47.9616666667, -113.559472222
47-57-42.0000N, 113-33-34.1000W
Estimated by Faa-Est on 02/14/2013
Elevation:3672 feet Estimated
Magnetic Variation:18E,(1985), [12E (2024)]
Sectional:GREAT FALLS
From City:3nm NW of Spotted Bear

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:Buoy,Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:US Forest Service
Flathead National Forest
Kalispell, Mt 59901
406-755-5401
Manager:Adam Ladell
Spotted Bear Ranger Station
Hungry Horse, Mt 59919
406-481-0826
Summer Phone: 406-758-5376

Runways

Runways:14/32

Runway 14/32

Length:3800 feet
N Qtr of Strip Has a Slgt Dog-Leg; Dog-Leg Bgns 1800 ft from N End.
Width:78 feet
Surface:Grass / Sod, Gravel, Fair Condition
Up to 4 Inch Rock on Runway Surface.
Surface Treatment:NONE
End 14 End 32
True Alignment:164,(152 Magnetic)344,(332 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:First 1400 ft of Runway 14 not Marked with Cones.,Good ConditionRunway 32 First 2400 ft Marked with Cones Spaced 200 ft Apart.,Good Condition
Elevation at End:3660.0' MSL3672.0' MSL
Objects:TreesTrees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:7:18:1
Object Height:60' AGL90' AGL
Object Distance:430' Along centerline
0B'
800' Along centerline
0B'

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Mountains & Trees in Trnstn Area Both Sides of Runway.
Fone in Ranger Station or at Ranch 1 Mi S of Airport.
for Cd Contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.

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