Ferndale Airfield Airport (53U)

53U
Ferndale Airfield Airport (53U)
Bigfork, MT
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 available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.900 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage TIE
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 3500 x 95 ft (1067 x 29 m)
Surface TURF-G
15 33
Alignment 127° 127°
Physical elevation 3046.00 ft 3072.00 ft
Coordinates 48.065201N / 114.002334W 48.055735N / 113.999976W
Gradient 7.00 0.00
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic
*15/33 WHITE CONES MARK FULL RY LENGTH. RED TRAFFIC CONES MARK EACH RY THRESHOLD.
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.