AOPA Airports: Schafer /Usfs (8U2)

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8U2Civil
Public Use

Schafer /Usfs

Schafer, MT
Phone: 406-758-5376
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	4,855 ft (1,479.8 m) (Estimated)
Location:	15.00 mi. SE of Schafer
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	07/25 (unpaved) Runway length: 3200 ft
Fees:	No data

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Primary Purpose of A/S is A Trailhead for Wilderness Areas

Trees and Terrain in Trans Surface Both Sides of Ry Full Length

Take Off and Land Ry 25 Conditions Permitting

Watch for Horses or Big Game Animals on Ry

Low Area North Side of Rwy Aprox 1100' From App End Rwy 25-Use Caution

Reported clsd Nov-Apr; Existing wilderness reg limits groups to 15; primary function of air strip is a trailhead for Wilderness activites, and US Forest Svc; wilderness management guideline; all food & attractions must be secured from bears, or attended at all times; stock on ry at night

Maintain a min of 2,000' AGL ovr Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, excp when apch or dep airstrip

NOTAMs | TFR's

Runway 07/25

Dimensions:	3200 x 60ft. / 975.4 x 18.3m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
07	No Data	non-standard	No Data	Trees, 67 ft Left of center, 90 ft high, 161 ft from end, 1:1 clearance slope	Ry 07/25 West 1400 Ft Unmarked; East 1800 Ft Marked with White Cones Spaced 200 Ft Apart

25	No Data	non-standard	No Data	Trees, 120 ft Right of center, 47 ft high, 179 ft from end, 3:1 clearance slope

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Services: Camping on Field

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Middle Fork of Flathead River 1/4 mi

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N48 5.2472' / W113 15.0549'48.0874531-113.2509142
Charts:	NACO: Great Falls Sectional
Mag Var:	18E (1985)
ARTCC:	Salt Lake City (ZLC)
FSS:	Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GTF
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 5655 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Airport Activity

GA Local:	NaN
GA Itinerant:	350
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	200
Military:

(12-month period ending on 9/13/2010)

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

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
FCA	VOR/DME	113.2	083	38 nm
CTB	VORTAC	114.4	215	46 nm
CII	NDB	269.0	273	46 nm
SAK	NDB	515.0	076	49 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
U S Forest Service	Deb Mucklow, District Ranger
Flathead National Forest	Spotted Bear Ranger Station
Kalispell, MT 59901	Hungry Horse, MT 59919
406-755-5401 (Office)	406-758-5376 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin
Summer Phone 406-758-5376