Polson Airport

Polson Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 8S1
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Polson & Lake County
Serves	Polson, Montana
Elevation AMSL	2,941 ft / 896 m
Coordinates	47°41′44″N 114°11′07″W / 47.69556°N 114.18528°W / 47.69556; -114.18528
Map
8S1 Location of airport in Montana
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 4,195 1,279 Asphalt 3W/21W 4,000 1,219 Water
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 9,750 Based aircraft 30
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Polson Airport (FAA LID: 8S1) is a public use airport in Lake County, Montana, United States.^[1] It is located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Polson,^[1] a city on the southern shore of Flathead Lake. The airport is owned by the City of Polson and Lake County.^[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Polson Airport covers an area of 97 acres (39 ha) at an elevation of 2,941 feet (896 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 4,195 by 75 feet (1,279 x 23 m). It also has a seaplane landing area designated 3W/21W with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 500 feet (1,219 x 152 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2008, the airport had 9,750 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 30 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter, and 3% glider.^[1]

• List of airports in Montana

• Aerial image as of July 1990 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 8S1, effective November 28, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 8S1
  • AirNav airport information for 8S1
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8S1