Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport
8S0 · Browning, Montana · Glacier County · map
Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles northwest of Browning, Montana, 4,656 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,051 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport?
Its FAA code is 8S0.
Where is Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport?
It is 5 miles northwest of Browning, Montana, 4,656 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,051 feet long, asphalt.
Does Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8S0
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 4,656 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,051 × 74 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
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
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Cut Bank International (29 nm east), Glacier Park International (49 nm west), Shelby Airport (50 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cut Bank International (29 nm east), Glacier Park International (49 nm west), Shelby Airport (50 nm east).
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
- Irreg snow removal.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Non-standard markings runway 06/24. Non-standard centerline striping, no runway edge lines, no mkr bars.
- No aiming PT mrkg
- Livestock on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Browning from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Browning, Montana: 6 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- James Arthur Heckman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Whitefish, MT (49 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (49 nm) · (619) 251-0113 · [email protected]
- Perry Lee Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Backcountry Flying Experiences · Kalispell, MT (49 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Browning 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,044 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8S0.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 28, 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.