FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U7 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-19-14.8530N / 107-55-52.3990W 45-19.247550N / 107-55.873317W 45.3207925 / -107.9312219 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3242 ft. / 988.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of FORT SMITH, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59035 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| COWLEY | | 028/32.6 | | 257 | | 14E | | HCY | .... -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3827 x 50 ft. / 1166 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 25 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 140 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 480 ft. pline, 5000 ft. from runway, 625 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RY 07 -7 FT DITCH 116 FT FM EOR CROSSING RY CNTRLN. | | 60 ft. pline, 720 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear +4' FENCE 52' FM EOR, -2' DITCH 56' FM EOR, BOTH XING RY CENTERLINE. PERPENDICULAR +4' FENCE PARALLEL TO RY CENTERLINE AND 75' RIGHT ENDING AT 52' FM EOR. +23' TREE 50' FM EOR & 122' R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NATL PARK SVC BIGHORN CANYON NRA BOX 458 HARDIN, MT 59035 Phone 406-666-2412 |
| Manager: | NORTH DISTRICT RANGER BIGHORN CANYON NRA BOX 7458 HARDIN, MT 59035 Phone 406-666-2412 CHRIS RYAN |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 89% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (33 nm SW)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (39 nm NW)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (42 nm NW)
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (46 nm SW)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (49 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Richard E. Grimm
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 14:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2009 10:52:16 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 06-Dec-2009 03:52:16 |
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| METAR |
KBIL 39nm NW | 060953Z 02009KT 3SM -SN BKN037 OVC049 M13/M16 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP292 P0000 T11281156 $
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KGEY 49nm S | 060953Z AUTO 33015G21KT 10SM SCT075 OVC100 M11/M18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP240 T11111178 FZRANO
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| TAF |
KBIL 39nm NW | 060805Z 0608/0706 02010KT 6SM -SN FEW025 BKN035 OVC050 TEMPO 0608/0610 2SM -SN BR BKN020 OVC025 FM061200 04008KT P6SM FEW015 OVC025 FM061800 04007KT 6SM -SN SCT015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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