AOPA Airports: Big Sandy (3U8)

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3U8Civil
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Big Sandy

Big Sandy, MT
Phone: 406-378-2361
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended On Call/On Call/On Call
Tower:	No
Elevation:	2,699 ft (822.7 m) (Estimated)
Location:	1.00 mi. S of Big Sandy
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	06/24, 13/31 (unpaved) Longest paved runway: 3570 ft
Fees:	Hangar

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Runway 06/24

Dimensions:	3570 x 60ft. / 1088.1 x 18.3m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 12500 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in excellent condition	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
06	2689.7ft. MSL 0.2% up	basic	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI	Power-Line, 400 ft Both-Sides of center, 74 ft high, 3,000 ft from end, 36:1 clearance slope	Marked with Orange Balls

24	2696.3ft. MSL 0.2% down	basic	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI	Road, Both-Sides, 20 ft high, 680 ft from end, 23:1 clearance slope

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2400 x 100ft. / 731.5 x 30.5m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Obstructions
13	2699.1ft. MSL 131° mag 147° true 0.0% down	No Data	Power-Line, 250 ft Both-Sides of center, 71 ft high, 1,290 ft from end, 16:1 clearance slope

31	2698.5ft. MSL 311° mag 327° true 0.0% up	No Data

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
Bears Paw Aviation	Fuel	On field: SE	UNICOM: 122.9	406-378-2629

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Services at this airport:

Services: Camping on Field

Transportation: Courtesy Car

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Mint Cafe 406-378-2679

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Pizza Pro 1 1/4 mi 406-378-2225

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Q's Cafe 1/2 mi 406-378-2461

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N48 9.8160' / W110 6.8520'48.1636003-110.1142006
Charts:	NACO: Great Falls Sectional
Mag Var:	16E (1985)
ARTCC:	Salt Lake City (ZLC)
FSS:	Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GTF
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 3500 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	Pilot Activated Lighting: high intensity: 7 clicks in 5 secs medium intensity: 5 clicks in 5 secs low intensity: 3 clicks in 5 secs Actvt MIRL Ry 06/24 - CTAF

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	17
Multi Engine:	0
Jets:	0
Helicopters:	0
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Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	5,000
GA Itinerant:	350
Commercial:
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Military:

(12-month period ending on 7/21/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
HVR	VOR/DME	111.8	195	27 nm
LTY	NDB	323.0	105	40 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Town of Big Sandy	Mark Reichert
Po Box 381	1026 Prairie Dog Lane
Big Sandy, MT 59520	Big Sandy, MT 59520
406-378-2361 (Office)	406-378-2361 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin