Canyon Ferry Airport
8U9 · Townsend, Montana · Broadwater County · map
Canyon Ferry Airport is a public-use airport owned by Broadwater County, 7 miles northwest of Townsend, Montana, 3,840 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,200 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Canyon Ferry Airport?
Its FAA code is 8U9.
Where is Canyon Ferry Airport?
It is 7 miles northwest of Townsend, Montana, 3,840 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Canyon Ferry Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,200 feet long, gravel.
Does Canyon Ferry Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Canyon Ferry Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Chris Fuher Flight Instruction LLC DBA. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Canyon Ferry Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 Canyon Ferry Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8U9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Broadwater County
- Elevation
- 3,840 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,200 × 75 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 34: threshold displaced 597 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
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: Helena Regional (20 nm northwest), Bozeman Yellowstone International (42 nm southeast), Bert Mooney Airport (47 nm southwest), Deer Lodge-City-County (49 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Townsend Airport (7 nm southeast), Helena Regional (20 nm northwest), White Sulphur Springs Airport (28 nm east), Three Forks Airport (32 nm south).
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
- No snow removal.
- 16/34 marked with white cones spaced 200 feet apart. Runway 34 displaced threshold marked with red cones.
- Approach slope 50:1 from displaced threshold.
- Runway 16/34 loose rock and gravel up to 3 in. Soft when wet.
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 Townsend from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Townsend, Montana: 15 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chris Fuher Flight Instruction LLC DBA 2 aircraft · Townsend, 8 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Abraham Lloyd Fandrich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clancy, MT (16 nm) · (406) 431-0045 · [email protected]
- Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Bozeman, MT (42 nm) · (406) 580-5412 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Cook private pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Bozeman, MT (42 nm) · (406) 579-1195 · [email protected]
- Peta Sarah Sheridan private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bozeman, MT (42 nm) · (360) 635-2324 · [email protected]
All 19 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 2 since 1982, 1 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 Townsend 19 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Montana AG Drones LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Chris Fuher Flight Instruction LLC DBA 2 aircraft in town
- Chris Fuher Flight Instruction LLC DBA 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,121 since 1982 · 166 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,047 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8U9.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 November 3, 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.