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5U7

Fort Smith Landing Strip
Fort Smith, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59035

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1969
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

CTAF:

122.9

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 poor condition
NMRS TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL CRACKS. RAVELING, EDGE EROSION, FAILING CRACK SEAL WITH VEGETATION GROWTH.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge markings:

RY 25 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED.
RY 25 DSPLCD MARKINGS YELLOW.

RUNWAY 7

RUNWAY 25

Traffic pattern:

left

Displaced threshold:

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
BE ALERT: MULTIPLE POWERLINES OF VARYING ELEVATIONS AND DISTANCES INVOF ARPT.

none
RWY 25 +4 FT FENCE 20 FT FM END OF RWY, PERPENDICULAR +4 FT FENCE PARL TO RCL & 75 FT R ENDING AT 20 FT FM END OF RWY. RWY 25 +17 FT TREE 10 FT FM END OF RWY 60 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BIG HORN CANYON PO , PO BOX 7458 HARDIN, MT 59035 Phone 406-666-2412
Manager:	SUPERINTENDENT BIGHORN CANYON NRA , PO BOX 7458 FORT SMITH , MT 59035 Phone (307) 548-5425 KEVIN TILLMAN CHIEF RANGER - STEVE GRISHAM FACILITIES 307-548-5425 STEVE_GRISHAM@NPS.GOV

Additional Remarks

-	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798
-	RWY 07 -7 FT DITCH 116 FT FM END OF RWY XNG RWY CNTRLN.
-	RWY 25-2 FT DITCH 56 FT FM END OF RWY, BOTH XNG RCL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5U7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

00U - Big Horn County Airport (28 nm NE)
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)

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Area around 5U7 (Fort Smith Landing Strip)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:14	14:14
Sunrise	07:47	14:47
Sunset	16:57	23:57
Evening civil twilight	17:29	00:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jan-2026 17:23:09
Local (UTC-7)	17-Jan-2026 10:23:09

METAR

K00U 28nm NE	171650Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM SCT090 M06/M14 A3032 RMK A01
KU68 33nm SW	171655Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM BKN090 M03/M12 A3032 RMK AO2
KBIL 39nm NW	171653Z 22010KT 10SM SCT100 SCT140 M06/M12 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP295 T10561117
K6S8 42nm NW	171655Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM SCT095 M05/M12 A3030 RMK A01
KPOY 46nm SW	171655Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR M03/M15 A3026 RMK AO2
KGEY 49nm S	171653Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM FEW095 M03/M13 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP314 T10331133

TAF

KBIL
39nm NW

171138Z 1712/1812 VRB06KT P6SM FEW035 BKN150 FM171600 23011KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM172000 25018G27KT P6SM FEW200 FM180300 28020G30KT P6SM SCT150 FM180900 31014G20KT P6SM BKN120 WS020/32040KT

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