Schafer /usfs/ Airport (8U2)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	8U2
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	113-14-42.0000W/48-04-46.6000N -113.245000/48.079611 (Estimated)
Elevation	4856 ft / 1480.11 m (Estimated)
Land	49 acres
From nearest city	15 nautical miles SE of Schafer, MT
Location	Flathead County, MT
Magnetic Variation	18E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	U S Forest Service
Address	Flathead National Forest Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone number	406-755-5401
Manager	Deb Mucklow, Dist Ranger
Address	Spotted Bear Ranger Station Hungry Horse, MT 59919
Phone number	406-758-5376

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Great Falls
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Boundary ARTCC	ZLC - Salt Lake City
Tie-in FSS	GTF - Great Falls
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	GTF (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	TIE

Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Dimensions	3200 x 60 ft (975 x 18 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	07	25
Alignment	87°	127°
Physical elevation	4856.00 ft	4850.00 ft
Coordinates	48.079406N / 113.251541W	48.079842N / 113.238464W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Nonstandard , Good Condition *RY 07 FIRST 800 FT UNMARKED EXCEPT THLD.	Nonstandard , Good Condition *RUNWAY CONE WIDTH MAY VARY. FIRST 2400 FT MARKED WITH WHITE CONES 200 FT APART.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PLS	NDB	Polson		275.00	20E	44.5 nm
CII	NDB	Choteau		269.00	17E	45.9 nm
SAK	NDB	Smith Lake		515.00	18E	48.9 nm
FCA	VOR/DME	Kalispell	079X	113.20	18E	38.2 nm
CTB	VORTAC	Cut Bank	091X	114.40	17E	46.4 nm

Remarks

• LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF RWY APROX 1100' FROM APP END RWY 25-USE CAUTION.
• WATCH FOR HORSES OR BIG GAME ANIMALS ON RY.
• TAKE OFF AND LAND RY 25 CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
• TREES AND TERRAIN IN TRANS SURFACE BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
• PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A/S IS A TRAILHEAD FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.
• EST PRIOR TO 1959.