# Schafer USFS Airport (8U2)

**Schafer USFS Airport** (FAA: 8U2) is a small airport in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. It opened in Mar 1945. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, grass. It is operated by United States Forest Service.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8u2

## At a glance

- FAA: 8U2
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: United States Forest Service
- Serves: Hungry Horse, Montana, United States
- Opened: Mar 1945
- Elevation: 4,856 ft / 1,480 m
- Coordinates: 48.0796, -113.2433
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49750604
- Ident: K8U2

## Timeline

- Mar 1945: Schafer USFS Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 087° / 267° |  |

## 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 | 4,856 ft / 1,480 m | =2,224 of 43,403 | =1,180 in North America | =918 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

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

## Nearby airports

- [8U4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8u4.md) Spotted Bear USFS Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [0S1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0s1.md) Meadow Creek USFS Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [53U](https://dromopedia.com/airports/53u.md) Ferndale Airfield · 35 mi / 56 km
- [8S0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8s0.md) Starr Browning Airstrip · 37 mi / 59 km
- [93MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/93mt.md) Masonry Field · 39 mi / 63 km
- [MT61](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1271.md) Taylor Homestead Airport · 42 mi / 68 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))
- [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/k8u2/data