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Big Sandy Airport

Coordinates: 48°09′52″N 110°06′36″W / 48.16444°N 110.11000°W / 48.16444; -110.11000
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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
Map
3U8 is located in Montana
3U8
3U8
Location of airport in Montana
Map
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

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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

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References

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  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.
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