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K3U8 · Big Sandy Airport

FAA-LID · US

ID K3U8 Elev 2,700 ft Lat 48° 9.79' N Lon 110° 6.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,570 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 078° 3,570 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
24 258° 3,570 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
13 150° 2,100 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.07%
31 330° 2,100 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.07%
18 186° 1,430 ft 55 ft TURF-G No —
36 006° 1,430 ft 55 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K3U8 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·PWR LN MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 72 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 128 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 154 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 154 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 154 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 156 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 156 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 156 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 159 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 159 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Darrold Kent Hutchinson Hingham MT 27 nm
Jerome Brad Pester Hingham MT 27 nm
Timothy John Dwyer Havre MT 29 nm
Richard Nicholas Verploegen Havre MT 29 nm
Isaac Larry Warp Havre MT 29 nm
James Peter Ohara Fort Benton MT 30 nm
Andrew William Taylor Fort Benton MT 30 nm
Coya Marie Nack Geraldine MT 34 nm
Christopher Edmund Blanch Chester MT 40 nm
Justin Clark Nestorick Carter MT 40 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Terry William Jurenka Big Sandy MT 1 nm
William Morris Corcoran Box Elder MT 10 nm
Joseph Edward Fallo Kremlin MT 25 nm
Darrold Kent Hutchinson Hingham MT 27 nm
Douglas Alan Kaercher Havre MT 29 nm
Brian Scott Rhoades Havre MT 29 nm
Michael Cody Ortman Havre MT 29 nm
Gary Lynn White Havre MT 29 nm
Wilbur Rodger Fultz Fort Benton MT 30 nm
George Sylvester Ackerson Fort Benton MT 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 58 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 94 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 149 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 149 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 149 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 178 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 270 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 311 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 351 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 351 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.