FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U7 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-19-14.8530N / 107-55-52.3990W 45-19.247550N / 107-55.873317W 45.3207925 / -107.9312219 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3242 ft. / 988.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of FORT SMITH, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59035 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| COWLEY | | 028/32.6 | | 257 | | 14E | | HCY | .... -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3827 x 50 ft. / 1166 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 25 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED. RY 25 DSPLCD MARKINGS YELLOW. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 140 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 480 ft. pline, 5000 ft. from runway, 625 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RWY 07 -7 FT DITCH 116 FT FM EOR CROSSING RY CNTRLN. | | 52 ft. pline, 720 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RY 25 +4 FT FENCE 52 FT FM EOR, -2 FT DITCH 56 FT FM EOR, BOTH XING RY CENTERLINE. PERPENDICULAR +4 FT FENCE PARALLEL TO RY CENTERLINE AND 75 FT RIGHT ENDING AT 52 FT FM EOR. +16 FT TREE 50 FT FM EOR & 50 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NATL PARK SVC BIGHORN CANYON NRA BOX 458 HARDIN, MT 59035 Phone 406-666-2412 |
| Manager: | NORTH DISTRICT RANGER BIGHORN CANYON NRA BOX 7458 HARDIN, MT 59035 Phone 406-666-2412 KEVIN TILLMAN |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 89% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (33 nm SW)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (39 nm NW)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (42 nm NW)
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (46 nm SW)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (49 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Richard E. Grimm
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 02:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:35:25 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:35:25 |
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| METAR |
KBIL 39nm NW | 130953Z 32006KT 10SM FEW120 16/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01610094 $
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6S8 42nm NW | SuperAWOS
130955Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM 16/07 A3013
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KGEY 49nm S | 130953Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01720072
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| TAF |
KBIL 39nm NW | 130523Z 1306/1406 33011KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 SCT100 BKN200 TEMPO 1306/1308 VRB15G25KT FM131000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM132100 11007KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN120
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