Ferndale Airfield Airport (53U) Information

Bigfork, MT

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:53U
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:114-00-04.2000W/48-03-37.7000N
-114.001167/48.060472 (Estimated)
Elevation:3072 ft / 936.35 m (Estimated)
Land:35 acres
From nearest city:3 nautical miles NE of Bigfork, MT
Location:Flathead County, MT
Magnetic Variation:18E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Flathead Muni Arpt Auth
Address:4170 Highway 2-e
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone number:406-257-5994
Manager:Cindi Martin
Address:4170 Highway 2-e
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone number:406-257-5994

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:No
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Great Falls
Region:ANM - Northwest Mountain
Boundary ARTCC:ZLC - Salt Lake City
Tie-in FSS:GTF - Great Falls
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:GTF (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.900

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimension:3500 x 95 ft / 1066.8 x 29.0 m
Surface:TURF, Good Condition
  Runway 15 Runway 33
Longitude:114-00-08.4014W113-59-59.9134W
Latitude:48-03-54.7225N48-03-20.6461N
Elevation:3046.00 ft3072.00 ft
Alignment:127127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Basic,
15/33 WHITE CONES MARK FULL RY LENGTH. RED TRAFFIC CONES MARK EACH RY THRESHOLD.
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Obstruction:86 ft trees, 1083.0 ft from runway, 203 ft right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear88 ft trees, 258.0 ft from runway, 75 ft left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

Remarks

SNOW REMOVAL MAY BE DELAYED CALL FOR CONDITIONS 406-257-5994.
RY 15 +80 FT TREES 1647 FT FM EOR 0B; RY 33 +70 FT TREES 1743 FT FM EOR; RY 15 +15 FT ROAD 279 FT FM EOR 0B.
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.
RY 33 +50 FT TREE ON CNTRLN 350 FT FM EOR AT 7:1.
PROVIDED COMPATIBLE INGRESS/EGRESS ARE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO AVOID CONGESTED AREAS AND ASSUME SAFETY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.

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