# Canyon Ferry Airport (8U9)

**Canyon Ferry Airport** (FAA: 8U9) is a small airport in Townsend, Montana, United States. It opened in Oct 1961. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8u9

## At a glance

- FAA: 8U9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Townsend, Montana, United States
- Opened: Oct 1961
- Elevation: 3,840 ft / 1,170 m
- Coordinates: 46.4188, -111.5770
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745453
- Weather station: KHLN · WMO 72772
- Ident: 8U9

## Timeline

- Oct 1961: Canyon Ferry Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 3,840 ft / 1,170 m | =3,783 of 43,403 | =2,019 in North America | =1,591 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [8U8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8u8.md) Townsend Airport · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [8MT4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8mt4.md) Elk Meadows Ranch Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [MT24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1150.md) Clover Crest Airpark · 14 mi / 23 km
- [MT63](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8428.md) Dog Leg Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [MT46](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1985.md) M4 Strip · 17 mi / 28 km
- [HLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khln.md) Helena Regional Airport · 23 mi / 37 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/8u9/data