Bullwhacker Airport
BW8 · Winifred, Montana · Blaine County · map
Bullwhacker Airport is a public-use airport, 20 miles northeast of Winifred, Montana, 3,100 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,500 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Bullwhacker Airport?
Its FAA code is BW8.
Where is Bullwhacker Airport?
It is 20 miles northeast of Winifred, Montana, 3,100 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bullwhacker Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,500 feet long, grass.
Does Bullwhacker Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 Bullwhacker Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BW8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 3,100 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
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2010
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,500 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: trees 25 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Winifred Airport (21 nm southwest), Havre City-County (49 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Winifred Airport (21 nm southwest), Big Sandy Airport (45 nm northwest), Edgar G Obie Airport (45 nm north), Havre City-County (49 nm northwest).
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
- Runway soft and muddy when wet.
- Sagebrush encroaching east end of runway 300-400 feet
- Runway maintenance ireg.
- No SN removal.
- Wildlife and cattle 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 Winifred from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Winifred, Montana: 7 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.
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.
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 Winifred 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- North Fergus Flying Club 3 aircraft in town
- Two Calf Cattle Company LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 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 6,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BW8.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.