Airport information
- FAA LID
- 8U4
- Coordinates
- 47.9620, -113.5593
- Elevation
- 3,670 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- Sectional chart
- GREAT FALLS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- GREAT FALLS
- NOTAM facility
- GTF
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1945/03
- Distance from city
- 3 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:53 AM | 10:53Z |
| Sunrise | 05:35 AM | 11:35Z |
| Sunset | 09:37 PM | 03:37Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 10:18 PM | 04:18Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:18 PM → 04:53 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:37 PM → 04:35 AM
Plan a flight from 8U4
Runway 14/32
3,800 ft × 78 ft · TURF-GRVL (Fair) 14
- Heading
- 146° mag · 164° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
32
- Heading
- 326° mag · 344° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCA · Kalispell | VOR-DME | 113.20 | r103° / 29 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns, buoy
Ownership & management
Owner
US FOREST SERVICE
FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, KALISPELL, MT
406-755-5401
Manager
ADAM LADELL
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION, HUNGRY HORSE, MT
406-481-0826
Remarks FAA
- EST PRIOR TO 1959.
- MOUNTAINS & TREES IN TRNSTN AREA BOTH SIDES OF RY.
- FONE IN RANGER STN OR AT RANCH 1 MI S OF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- SUMMER PHONE: 406-758-5376
- N QTR OF STRIP HAS A SLGT DOG-LEG; DOG-LEG BGNS 1800 FT FM N END.
- FIRST 1400 FT OF RWY 14 NOT MKD WITH CONES.
- RY 32 FIRST 2400 FT MKD WITH CONES SPACED 200 FT APART.
- UP TO 4 INCH ROCK ON RY SFC.
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