METAR & TAF 8U8
8U8 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KHLN (HELENA RGNL) · 26.5 NM away. Conditions at 8U8 may differ.
METAR · KHLN
Observed 14:53Z
KHLN 111453Z 27015G21KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01390011 51004
- Wind
- 270° @ 15G21 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 14°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 4,440 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM E
- VFR sectional
- GREAT FALLS
- ARTCC
- ZLC · SALT LAKE CITY
- NOTAM facility
- GTF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DWIGHT THOMPSON
- Phone
- 406-220-0736
- Address
- 515 BROADWAY, TOWNSEND MT 59644
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GTF
- GREAT FALLS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(4°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- AGRI
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 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.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Other notes
- ARPT ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 8U8
Answer card- ICAO
- 8U8
- Name
- BROADWATER COUNTY
- Location
- TOWNSEND, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 3,897.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 4,897.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 4,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 16°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 270° at 15 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Broadwater County Airport sits in Townsend, Montana. Field elevation is 3,897.2 ft MSL. The airport has one runway, 17/35, at 4,000 ft asphalt. It is not towered. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts the pattern at about 4,897.2 ft MSL based on the listed field elevation. The airport uses magnetic headings, with runway 17/35 aligned near 178° and 358° magnetic.
Townsend Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries AVGAS 100LL. Call (406) 459-4825 for current fuel and service status before you go. Published remarks note medium intensity runway lights on 17/35. The PAPI on both runway ends is activated by CTAF. Taxiways are marked with reflectors. Intermediate snow removal is conducted on the runway.
For a first-time arrival, plan for non-towered traffic and use standard self-announced procedures on 122.8. Clearance delivery is handled through Helena Approach when it is open. When approach is closed, use Salt Lake ARTCC. The field has been in service since before 1959, so expect a practical local airport setup rather than a modern controlled environment.