Polson Airport (8S1)

8S1
Polson Airport (8S1)
Polson, MT
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 8S1
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 114°11'7.0000" W / 47°41'43.6000" N
-114.185278 / 47.695444 (Estimated)
Elevation 2940.80 ft / 896.36 m (Surveyed)
Land 97 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles W of Polson, MT
Location Lake County, MT
Magnetic Variation 17E (2000)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF POLSON & LAKE COUNTY
Address 106 4TH AVE E
POLSON, MT 59860
Phone number 406-249-1683
Manager VINCE JENNISON
Address 470 REGATTA RD
POLSON, MT 59860
Phone number 406-471-6581
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart GREAT FALLS
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible 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 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A+
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Transient storage Tiedown
Other services CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 03W/21W
Dimensions 4000 x 500 ft (1219 x 152 m)
Surface WATER
Surface treatment
03W 21W
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 4194 x 75 ft (1278 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
18 36
Alignment 199° 19°
Physical elevation 2937.30 ft 2939.30 ft
Coordinates 47.700894 / -114.182578 47.689995 / -114.187992
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ARPT SFC COND UNMON 1700-0800.