FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53U |
| Lat/Long: | 48-04-29.8340N / 114-00-03.3920W
48-04.497233N / 114-00.056533W
48.0749539 / -114.0009422
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3060 ft. / 933 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 |
| 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 4060 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL). |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at GPI (17 nm NW): | 132.625 (406-756-8879) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCAr122/10.9 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 081/18.6 | | 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 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 (17 nm NW)
8S1 - Polson Airport (24 nm S)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (31 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (61 nm W)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (70 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 14:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 19:20:13 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 12:20:13 |
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| METAR |
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KGPI
17nm NW | 081855Z 23010G18KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 06/M06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP188 T00561056 $
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| TAF |
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KGPI
17nm NW | 081732Z 0818/0918 21008KT P6SM OVC050 FM082300 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM090800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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