K3U8
Big Sandy Airport
Big Sandy Airport (K3U8) is a general-aviation airfield serving Big Sandy, Montana. The field lies at 2,700 ft (823 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 3,570 ft (1,088 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Sorenson Airport (13MT), 21 nm N.
Big Sandy Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 2,700 ft (823 m)
- Coordinates
- 48.1632, -110.1157
- Serving
- Big Sandy
- Region
- Montana
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Runways3 · longest 3,570 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 06 points 60° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,570 ft1,088 m | 60 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 13/31 | 2,100 ft640 m | 100 ft | Grass | — |
| 18/36 | 1,430 ft436 m | 55 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.