# Polson Airport (8S1)

**Polson Airport** (FAA: 8S1) is a small airport in Polson, Montana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,194 ft (1,278 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8s1

## At a glance

- FAA: 8S1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Polson, Montana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 2,941 ft / 896 m
- Coordinates: 47.6954, -114.1850
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,194 ft / 1,278 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polson_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14704753
- Weather station: K7S0
- Ident: K8S1

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Polson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 4,194 ft / 1,278 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 199° / 019° | yes |
| 03W/21W | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,194 ft / 1,278 m | #9,107 of 29,858 | #3,526 in North America | #2,930 in US |
| Elevation | 2,941 ft / 896 m | =5,640 of 43,403 | =2,792 in North America | =2,149 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | SALT LAKE CNTR | 133.400 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## 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/k8s1/data