# Sand Springs Strip (8U1)

**Sand Springs Strip** (FAA: 8U1) is a small airport in Sand Springs, Montana, United States. It opened in Jan 1970. It has one runway, 2,400 ft (732 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8u1

## At a glance

- FAA: 8U1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sand Springs, Montana, United States
- Opened: Jan 1970
- Elevation: 3,180 ft / 969 m
- Coordinates: 47.1042, -107.5030
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674904
- Weather station: KJDN
- Ident: 8U1

## Timeline

- Jan 1970: Sand Springs Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 117° / 297° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 3,180 ft / 969 m | =5,041 of 43,403 | =2,556 in North America | =1,982 in US |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =4,428 in North America | =4,338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [JDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjdn.md) Jordan Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
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- [04MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/04mt.md) Pluhar Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [6U7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6u7.md) Hysham Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [08MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/08mt.md) Matovich Airport · 62 mi / 99 km
- [US-9245](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-9245.md) Ronning Ranch Airport · 62 mi / 100 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8u1/data