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K8S1 · Polson Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K8S1 Elev 2,941 ft Lat 47° 41.72' N Lon 114° 11.10' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,194 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 199° 4,194 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
36 019° 4,194 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • ARR SALT LAKE CNTR 133.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K8S1 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 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 PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. 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 PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·ARPT SFC COND UNMON 1700-0800.
  • ·CTN WHEN LNDG FOR SBP ACTVT ADJ RIVER. +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RWY END. -10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RWY END ACRS CNTRLN; DROPS TO 60 FT 60 FT R.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,210 ops in 2020

2024 total

10,210

10-yr total

97,640

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-08-03 Luscombe 8E · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-06-19 Cessna 180A · Weather · day →
2014-06-07 North Wing Apache Sport · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-08-21 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-05-16 Cessna 185A · Other · day →
1985-02-24 Piper PA-18 · Other · day →

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
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 32 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 45 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 45 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 50 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 50 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 106 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 116 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 117 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 123 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 131 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
Carson Lamar Coryell Polson MT 2 nm
Felix Fenton Moran Iii Polson MT 2 nm
Gordon Powell Richardson Polson MT 2 nm
Peter Ernest Rork Polson MT 2 nm
Michael Larry Stockhill Polson MT 2 nm
Stephen Esse Turner Polson MT 2 nm
Jamie Donn Whealon Polson MT 2 nm
William Lee Wyman Iii Polson MT 2 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kuberka Elmo MT 10 nm
David Evans Bartholome Sr Ronan MT 11 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
Carson Lamar Coryell Polson MT 2 nm
Gordon Powell Richardson Polson MT 2 nm
Michael Larry Stockhill Polson MT 2 nm
Melvin Willis Stene Polson MT 2 nm
Anthony Donald Bontadelli Polson MT 2 nm
Daniel Eugene Cook Polson MT 2 nm
Steven Robert Kendley Polson MT 2 nm
Mark Andrew Richer Polson MT 2 nm
Wayne Douglas Schofield Polson MT 2 nm
John Robert Stene Polson MT 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 46 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 91 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 107 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 118 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 153 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 157 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 170 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 170 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 266 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 268 nm

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