FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | 8S1 |
Lat/Long: | 47-41-43.6000N 114-11-07.0000W 47-41.726667N 114-11.116667W 47.6954444,-114.1852778 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 2940.8 ft. / 896.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 17E (2000) |
From city: | 1 mile W of POLSON, MT |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 59860 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-2 at 7S0 (8 nm SE): | 119.925 (406-676-2967) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 127.075/244.875 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FCAr163/31.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SMITH LAKE | | 141/27.1 | | 515 | | 15E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:24 HR. SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILIBLE. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4194 x 75 ft. / 1278 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 47-42.053672N | | 47-41.399700N |
Longitude: | 114-10.954672W | | 114-11.279537W |
Elevation: | 2937.3 ft. | | 2939.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 199 true | | 002 magnetic, 019 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 537 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. tree, 250 ft. from runway, 105 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear -10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RY END CROSSING RY CNTRLN DROPPING OFF TO -60 FT 60 FT R. |
Runway 3W/21W
Dimensions: | 4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m |
Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 3W | | RUNWAY 21W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF POLSON & LAKE COUNTY 106 4TH AVE E POLSON, MT 59860 Phone 406-249-1683 |
Manager: | VINCE JENNISON 470 REGATTA RD POLSON, MT 59860 Phone 406-883-2482 |
Additional Remarks
- | WHEN LNDG ON RY 36 BE ALERT TO SEAPLANE LNDGS ON ADJ RIVER. |
- | +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RY 36 END. |
- | FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (522KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (328KB) |
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ANGIL ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (138KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (292KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7S0 - Ronan Airport (8 nm SE)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (37 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula Montana Airport (47 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (63 nm NW)
32S - Stevensville Airport (70 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Frederick Weber
Photo taken 16-Nov-2011
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Polson Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Nov-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 14:04 |
Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 14:37 |
Sunset | | 17:04 | | 00:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 00:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-Nov-2024 00:27:26 |
Local (UTC-7) | 10-Nov-2024 17:27:26 |
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TAF |
KGPI 37nm N | 101729Z 1018/1118 00000KT 2SM BR SCT006 OVC035 FM101900 00000KT 4SM BR OVC035 FM102000 14002KT 6SM BR OVC040 FM110300 00000KT 4SM BR OVC020 FM111000 19003KT 3SM BR OVC007
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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