METAR & TAF 8U9
8U9 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KHLN (HELENA RGNL) · 20.2 NM away. Conditions at 8U9 may differ.
METAR · KHLN
Observed 15:53Z
KHLN 271553Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP195 T00061067
- Wind
- 140° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 1°C / -7°C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 3,007 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
- 7 NM NW
- 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, #16, 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 —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
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
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- Yes
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
- For clearance delivery, contact Helena Approach at 406-449-5756 or 406-449-5761. When approach is closed, contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.Show FAA
- There is no snow removal.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 16Runways 16 and 34 are marked with white cones spaced 200 feet apart. Runway 34 displaced threshold is marked with red cones.Show FAA
- 34The approach slope is 50 to 1 from the displaced threshold of runway 34.Show FAA
Other notes
- 16/34Runway 16/34 has loose rock and gravel up to 3 inches. It is soft when wet.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 8U9
Answer card- ICAO
- 8U9
- Name
- CANYON FERRY
- Location
- TOWNSEND, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 3,840 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 4,840 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 17°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 140° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Canyon Ferry (8U9) sits near Townsend, Montana. The field elevation is 3,840 ft MSL. This airport has no published runways in the facts block, so verify the current runway layout with the airport operator before you plan a landing. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts block. For light piston traffic, use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The published remarks matter here. Clearance delivery goes through Helena Approach when it is open. When approach is closed, use Salt Lake ARTCC. The remarks also call out runway markings and surface conditions for 16/34. That runway is marked with white cones spaced 200 ft apart. Runway 34 has a displaced threshold marked with red cones. The surface has loose rock and gravel up to 3 inches. It can be soft when wet. There is no snow removal. Plan accordingly if you are bringing in a low-clearance airplane or flying after rain or snow.