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5U7

Fort Smith Landing Strip
Fort Smith, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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
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 fair condition

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 130/year *
46%	transient general aviation
46%	local general aviation
8%	military
* for 12-month period ending 18 July 2019

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 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	11:39
Sunrise	06:10	12:10
Sunset	20:09	02:09
Evening civil twilight	20:41	02:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 05:20:15
Local (UTC-6)	24-Apr-2024 23:20:15

METAR

K00U 28nm NE	250455Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM HZ FEW045 SCT055 SCT110 12/M02 A2972 RMK A01
KU68 33nm SW	250455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 14/M08 A2975 RMK AO2
KBIL 39nm NW	250453Z 08003KT 10SM BKN130 17/M04 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP052 T01721044
K6S8 42nm NW	250455Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM 15/M02 A2974 RMK A01 Laurel
KPOY 46nm SW	250455Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM SCT120 15/M11 A2979 RMK AO2
KGEY 49nm S	250453Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM SCT110 17/M06 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP048 T01721056

TAF

KBIL
39nm NW

241720Z 2418/2518 23006KT P6SM FEW200 FM242300 13006KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM250600 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM251200 27010KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120

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