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53U Ferndale Airfield
Bigfork, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 53U
Lat/Long: 48-03-37.7000N 114-00-04.2000W
48-03.628333N 114-00.070000W
48.0604722,-114.0011667
(estimated)
Elevation: 3072 ft. / 936 m (estimated)
Variation: 18E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of BIGFORK, MT
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59911

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1976
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: DEP PROC STRAIGHT OUT THRU TPA OF 4072 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL).
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at GPI (18 nm NW): 132.625 (406-756-8879)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr125/11.6KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SMITH LAKE084/18.751515ESAK ... .- -.-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
CALL FOR RPRS: 406-253-5688
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3500 x 95 ft. / 1067 x 29 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 15/33 NSTD MARKINGS - WHITE CONES MARK FULL RY LENGTH. RED TRAFFIC CONES MARK EACH RY THRESHOLD WITH 100 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 48-03.912042N48-03.344102N
Longitude: 114-00.140023W113-59.998557W
Elevation: 3046.0 ft.3072.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 153 magnetic, 171 true333 magnetic, 351 true
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 477 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear100 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 115 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FLATHEAD MUNI ARPT AUTH
4170 HIGHWAY 2-E
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-257-5994
Manager: ROB RATKOWSKI
4170 HIGHWAY 2-E
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-257-5994

Additional Remarks

SNOW REMOVAL MAY BE DELAYED CALL FOR CONDITIONS 406-257-5994.
RWY 15 +100 FT TREES 1570 FT FM END OF RWY ON CNTRLN; RWY 33 +80 FT TREES 1500 FT FM END OF RWY; RWY 15 +15 FT ROAD 250 FT FM END OF RWY ON CNTRLN.
TREES IN TRANSITION SFC BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
FREE BICYCLES FOR ARPT USE LCTD IN STORAGE SHED. TO ACCESS USE EMERG FREQ ON LOCK.
RWY 33 +50 FT TREE ON CNTRLN 500 FT FM END OF RWY AT 10:1.
FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53U.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (18 nm NW)
8S1 - Polson Airport (23 nm S)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (30 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (61 nm W)
KMSO - Missoula Montana Airport (69 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5014:50
Sunrise08:2615:26
Sunset16:4723:47
Evening civil twilight17:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Dec-2024 20:57:41
Local (UTC-7)  25-Dec-2024 13:57:41
 
METAR
KGPI 
18nm NW 
251955Z 23008KT 10SM OVC046 04/M04 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00441039 $
TAF
KGPI 
18nm NW 
251720Z 2518/2618 17009KT P6SM SCT050 FM261300 16008KT P6SM -SHSN OVC040
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