Canyon Ferry Airport (8U9)

8U9
Canyon Ferry Airport (8U9)
Townsend, MT
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 8U9
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 111°34'37.8980" W / 46°25'7.7560" N
-111.577194 / 46.418821 (Estimated)
Elevation 3840.00 ft / 1170.43 m (Estimated)
Land 39 acres
From nearest city 7 nautical miles NW of Townsend, MT
Location Broadwater County, MT
Magnetic Variation 17E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner BROADWATER COUNTY
Address 515 BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone number (406) 266-9203
Manager DWIGHT THOMPSON
Address 515 BROADWAY
#16
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
Phone number 406-220-0736
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
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
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions 3200 x 75 ft (975 x 23 m)
Surface GRAVEL (GOOD)
Surface treatment
16 34
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Nonstandard , Good Condition
Remarks
  • NO SNOW REMOVAL.
  • FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.