8U9
Airport
Canyon Ferry
Townsend, Montana

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 03/21/2024 - 5/16/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:8U9
Lat/Lng:46.4188211111, -111.577193889
46-25-07.7560N, 111-34-37.8980W
Estimated
Elevation:3840 feet Estimated
Magnetic Variation:17E,(1985), [11E (2024)]
Sectional:GREAT FALLS
From City:7nm NW of Townsend

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:10/1961
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
Segmented Circle:yes
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.800
UNICOM:122.800

Services

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

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA:1
Ultralights:1
Total:2

Annual Operations

For year ending:07/05/2023
Local GA (< 20 miles):50
Non-local GA:600
Military Operations:650
Total:1300

Ownership

Owner:Broadwater County
515 Broadway
Townsend, Mt 59644
(406) 266-9203
Manager:Dwight Thompson
515 Broadway, #16
Townsend, Mt 59644
406-220-0736

Runways

Runways:16/34

Runway 16/34

Length:3200 feet
Width:75 feet
Surface:Gravel / Cinders / Crushed Rock / Coral/Shells / Slag, Good Condition
Runway 16/34 Loose Rock and Grvl Up to 3 in. Soft When Wet.
Surface Treatment:NONE
End 16 End 34
Runway Markings:16/34 Marked with White Cones Spaced 200 ft Apart. Runway 34 Displaced Threshold Marked with Red Cones.Nonstandard (Other Than Numbers Only),Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance: 597'
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:20:120:1
Approach Slope 50:1 from Displaced Threshold.

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

No Snow Removal.
for Cd Contact Helena Approach at 406-449-5756/5761, When Approach Closed Contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.

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