Big Sandy Airport
3U8 · Big Sandy, Montana · Chouteau County · map
Big Sandy Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Big Sandy, Montana, 2,698 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 3,570 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 15 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,650 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Big Sandy Airport?
Its FAA code is 3U8.
Where is Big Sandy Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Big Sandy, Montana, 2,698 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Big Sandy Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 3,570 feet long.
Does Big Sandy Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Big Sandy Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Big Sandy Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3U8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,698 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,570 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 2,100 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 670 ft from the end
- Runway 13: power line 71 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 31: road 15 ft high 650 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Havre City-County (27 nm northeast), Winifred Airport (47 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estbd prior to 1959.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pwr LN marked with orange balls.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 14 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,650, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 50 |
| general aviation, travelling | 600 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Big Sandy from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Big Sandy, Montana: 10 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Big Sandy 10 aircraft · 10 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3U8.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.