Big Sandy Airport

This article is about an airport in Montana. For the airport in Kentucky, see Big Sandy Regional Airport.
Big Sandy Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Big Sandy
ServesBig Sandy, Montana
Elevation AMSL2,701 ft / 823 m
Coordinates48°09′52″N 110°06′36″W / 48.16444°N 110.11000°W / 48.16444; -110.11000
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3U8 is located in Montana
3U8
3U8
Location of airport in Montana
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
13/31 2,975 907 Turf
18/36 1,430 436 Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations5,350
Based aircraft17

Big Sandy Airport (FAA LID: 3U8) is a public use airport in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.[1] It is owned by the Town of Big Sandy and located one nautical mile (2 km) south of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Big Sandy Airport covers an area of 154 acres (62 ha) at an elevation of 2,701 feet (823 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runways designated 6/24 which measures 3,600 by 60 feet (1,097 x 18 m). It also has two turf runways: 13/31 is 2,975 by 50 feet (907 x 15 m) and 18/36 is 1,430 by 55 feet (436 x 17 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2011, the airport had 5,350 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 103 per week: 93% local and 7% transient. At that time there were 17 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3U8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.