# Big Sandy Airport (3U8)

**Big Sandy Airport** (FAA: 3U8) is a small airport in Big Sandy, Montana, United States. It opened in Oct 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,570 ft (1,088 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3u8

## At a glance

- FAA: 3U8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Big Sandy, Montana, United States
- Opened: Oct 1949
- Elevation: 2,699 ft / 823 m
- Coordinates: 48.1632, -110.1157
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,570 ft / 1,088 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sandy_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619590
- Weather station: KHVR · WMO 72777
- Ident: K3U8

## Timeline

- Oct 1949: Big Sandy Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,570 ft / 1,088 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 13/31 | 2,100 ft / 640 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass | 147° / 327° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,570 ft / 1,088 m | =12,353 of 29,858 | =4,884 in North America | =4,101 in US |
| Elevation | 2,699 ft / 823 m | #6,307 of 43,403 | #3,046 in North America | #2,350 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [13MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/13mt.md) Sorenson Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [HVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvr.md) Havre City County Airport · 31 mi / 49 km
- [79S](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k79s.md) Fort Benton Airport · 33 mi / 52 km
- [14MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4940.md) Sandy Rock Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [45MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/45mt.md) Pester Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [MT01](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt01.md) Owen Bros Airport · 38 mi / 61 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/k3u8/data