FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59911 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| 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: | DEPARTURE PROCEDURE STRAIGHT OUT THROUGH 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 |
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| FCAr125/11.6 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 084/18.7 | | 515 | | 15E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| 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 WHITE CONES MARK FULL RY LENGTH. RED TRAFFIC CONES MARK EACH RY THRESHOLD. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 48-03.912042N | | 48-03.344102N |
| Longitude: | 114-00.140023W | | 113-59.998557W |
| Elevation: | 3046.0 ft. | | 3072.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 7.0% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 153 magnetic, 171 true | | 333 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | basic | | |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. trees, 1083 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 88 ft. trees, 258 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 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: | CINDI MARTIN
4170 HIGHWAY 2-E
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-257-5994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005 | |
Additional 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. |
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 International Airport (69 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Don Meehan
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunrise | | 07:58 | | 13:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:11:56 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:11:56 |
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| METAR |
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KGPI
18nm NW | 161655Z 00000KT 6SM -RA BR BKN027 OVC034 04/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP239 P0003 T00390022 $
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7S0
30nm S | SuperAWOS
161735Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM 06/01 A3019
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KGPI
18nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC090 FM161400 03006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC060 FM162000 04010KT P6SM BKN060 OVC090
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