FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U5 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-38-01.8000N / 111-58-52.3000W
47-38.030000N / 111-58.871667W
47.6338333 / -111.9811944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3991 ft. / 1216.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of FAIRFIELD, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59436 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1947 |
| 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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE NSTD LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GTFr280/25.6 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHOTEAU | | 129/13.7 | | 269 | | 17E | | CII | -.-. .. .. |
| TRULY | | 287/29.4 | | 371 | | 16E | | ITU | .. - ..- |
| CONRAD | | 168/33.2 | | 293 | | 17E | | CRD | -.-. .-. -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 40 ft. / 1158 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
RY 18/36 PAVEMENT IS SPALLING. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL; LGTS SPACED 27 FT FM RY EDGES BOTH SIDES. THR LGTS SETBACK 2 FT FM PAVED THR. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 47-38.294670N | | 47-37.717960N |
| Longitude: | 111-58.711763W | | 111-59.068935W |
| Elevation: | 3960.0 ft. | | 3969.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 186 magnetic, 203 true | | 006 magnetic, 023 true |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. pline, marked, 735 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear
HAS -6 FT IRRIGATION DITCH 171 FT FM EOR; 0B & +4 FENCE 153 FT FM EOR 0B. | | 72 ft. bldg, marked, 1658 ft. from runway, 320 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 36 P-LINE MKD WITH RED BALLS. |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 1525 x 90 ft. / 465 x 27 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-38.090432N | | 47-38.084088N |
| Longitude: | 111-59.008022W | | 111-58.636935W |
| Elevation: | 3991.0 ft. | | 3982.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 091 true | | 254 magnetic, 271 true |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 4 ft. from runway | | 4 ft. fence, 5 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
RY 25 2 FT BERMS 10 FT FROM EOR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD/TETON CO
CITY HALL
FAIRFIELD, MT 59436 |
| Manager: | SCOTT GASVODA
PO BOX 73
FAIRFIELD, MT 59436
Phone 406-590-2836 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 74/week * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL INTERMITTENT. |
| - | PHONE ON FIELD. |
| - | RY 18/36 LIRL OTS INDEFLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCII - Choteau Airport (14 nm NW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (26 nm E)
S01 - Conrad Airport (32 nm N)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (55 nm N)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (56 nm E)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 03:01:47 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Feb-2012 20:01:47 |
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| METAR |
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KGTF
26nm E | 140253Z 22008KT 10SM OVC090 01/M07 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP089 T00061067 58002
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S01
32nm N | SuperAWOS
140235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 03/M06 A2971
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KGFA
34nm E | 140156Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM OVC090 02/M08 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00221078
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KGTF
26nm E | 131720Z 1318/1418 22009KT P6SM OVC080 FM140600 22007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080
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