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53U

Ferndale Airfield
Bigfork, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 (406-233-0175)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FCAr125/11.6		KALISPELL VOR/DME		113.20		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SMITH LAKE		084/18.7		515		15E		SAK	... .- -.-

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:	48-03.912042N	48-03.344102N
Longitude:	114-00.140023W	113-59.998557W
Elevation:	3046.0 ft.	3072.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	153 magnetic, 171 true	333 magnetic, 351 true
Obstructions:	100 ft. trees, 477 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear	100 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 24-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:22	14:22
Sunrise	07:57	14:57
Sunset	16:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	17:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Nov-2025 16:00:22
Local (UTC-7)	24-Nov-2025 09:00:22

METAR

KGPI 18nm NW	241455Z 20005KT 8SM -RA FEW027 BKN034 04/04 A2984
K7S0 30nm S	241535Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM BKN033 OVC039 05/04 A2990 RMK A01

TAF

KGPI
18nm NW

241310Z 2413/2512 16010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020 TEMPO 2413/2415 6SM -RA BKN007 FM241600 21013G25KT 6SM -RA BR OVC035 PROB30 2416/2420 2SM -RASN BR OVC015 FM242000 25012G25KT 5SM -SN BR OVC035 FM250100 36008KT 4SM -SN BR OVC025 FM250800 VRB04KT 2SM BR VCFG SCT005 AMD NOT SKED

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