# Townsend Airport (8U8)

**Townsend Airport** (FAA: 8U8) is a small airport in Townsend, Montana, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8u8

## At a glance

- FAA: 8U8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Townsend, Montana, United States
- Opened: May 1941
- Elevation: 3,897 ft / 1,188 m
- Coordinates: 46.3312, -111.4830
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751508
- Weather station: K7S6
- Ident: K8U8

## Timeline

- May 1941: Townsend Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 3,897 ft / 1,188 m | #3,715 of 43,403 | #1,988 in North America | #1,568 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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/k8u8/data