8U9
Canyon Ferry Airport
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Location Information for 8U9
Coordinates: N46°25.13' / W111°34.63'
Located 07 miles NW of Townsend, Montana on 39 acres of land. View all Airports in Montana.
Estimated Elevation is 3840 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:October 1961
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:SALT LAKE CITY
F.S.S.:GREAT FALLS
NOTAMs Facility:GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:GREAT FALLS
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
UNICOM:122.800
CTAF:122.800
ATIS at HLN (20.2 NW):120.4
ASOS at HLN (20.3 NW):120.4 406-290-3397
AWOS-3PT at 7S6 (27.8 E):118.525 406-547-3511
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT HLN HELENA 117.70 113°19.2
VOD HIA WHITEHALL 113.70 018°41.6
VOD BZN BOZEMAN 112.40 317°42.0
VOD CPN COPPERTOWN 116.05 048°54.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD HAU HAUSER 386 320°11.7
Runway 16/34
Dimensions:3200 x 75 feet / 975 x 23 meters
Surface:Gravel in Good Condition
RWY 16/34 LOOSE ROCK AND GRVL UP TO 3 IN. SOFT WHEN WET.
Runway 16Runway 34
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Displaced Threshold: 597 Feet
Markings:Non-Standard in good condition.
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:BROADWATER COUNTY
515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
(406) 266-9203
Manager:DWIGHT THOMPSON
515 BROADWAY, #16
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
406-220-0736
Other Remarks
  • NO SNOW REMOVAL.
  • FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • 16/34 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT APART. RY 34 DSPLCD THR MARKED WITH RED CONES.
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