Ferndale Airfield Airport

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FAA: 53U

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Location

Latitude: 
 48-03-37.7000N (48.060472)
Longitude: 
 114-00-04.2000W (-114.001167)
Elevation: 
 3072.0 feet MSL (936 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 13 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NE of Bigfork, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROB RATKOWSKI
4170 HIGHWAY 2-E
KALISPELL, MT 59901
406-257-5994		 FLATHEAD MUNI ARPT AUTH
4170 HIGHWAY 2-E
KALISPELL, MT 59901
406-257-5994

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1976
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4072 feet (1241 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 05/14/2019)

Total Operations:  5000
GA Local:  2500 50.0%
GA Itinerant:  2500 50.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 406
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Poorman Aviation
       Update FBO info    		 837-4113
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Great Falls(GTF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 53U

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    14.0 Kalispell City Airport
    (S27)    		 300 287 100LL, Jet A
    18.1 Glacier Park International Airport
    (FCA KGPI GPI)    		 325 312 100LL, Jet A
    23.1 Polson Airport
    (8S1)    		 198 185 100LL, Jet A+
    29.9 Ronan Airport
    (7S0)    		 187 174 100LL, Jet A+
    57.2 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 158 145 MOGAS
    57.3 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 156 143 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    59.3 Thompson Falls Airport
    (KTHM THM)    		 240 227 100LL
    61.1 Libby Airport
    (S59)    		 283 269 100LL, Jet A
    68.7 Missoula Montana Airport
    (MSO KMSO MSO)    		 183 170 100LL, Jet A-1+
    69.3 Eureka Airport
    (88M)    		 322 308 100LL
    72.7 Cut Bank International Airport
    (CTB KCTB CTB)    		 62 50 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    75.0 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 100 88 100LL, Jet A
    81.4 Conrad Airport
    (S01)    		 84 72 100LL
    89.8 Shelby Airport
    (SBX KSBX SBX)    		 70 58 100LL, Jet A+
    92.1 Stevensville Airport
    (32S)    		 181 168 100LL
    93.4 Shoshone County Airport
    (S83)    		 251 237 100LL
    99.7 Boundary County Airport
    (65S)    		 294 280 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 SNOW REMOVAL MAY BE DELAYED CALL FOR CONDITIONS 406-257-5994.
    A110-2 RWY 15 +100 FT TREES 1570 FT FM END OF RWY 0B; RWY 33 +80 FT TREES 1500 FT FM END OF RWY; RWY 15 +15 FT ROAD 250 FT FM END OF RWY 0B.
    A110-3 TREES IN TRANSITION SFC BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
    A110-4 FREE BICYCLES FOR ARPT USE LCTD IN STORAGE SHED. TO ACCESS USE EMERG FREQ ON LOCK.
    A110-5 RWY 33 +50 FT TREE ON CNTRLN 500 FT FM END OF RWY AT 10:1.
    A110-6 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A42-15 15/33 NSTD MARKINGS - WHITE CONES MARK FULL RY LENGTH. RED TRAFFIC CONES MARK EACH RY THRESHOLD WITH 100 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD
    A71 CALL FOR RPRS: 406-253-5688
    E111 PROVIDED COMPATIBLE INGRESS/EGRESS ARE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO AVOID CONGESTED AREAS AND ASSUME SAFETY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.
    E147 DEP PROC STRAIGHT OUT THRU TPA OF 4072 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL).

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 15/33
    Longest Runway: 15/33 is 3500 ft (1067 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    53U Airport Runway Details

    Runway 15/33  3500 ft x 95 ft (1067 m x 29 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 15

    Runway 33
    Elevation: 
    		 3046.0 3072.0
    Latitude: 
    		 48-03-54.7225N 48-03-20.6461N
    Longitude: 
    		 114-00-08.4014W 113-59-59.9134W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 171 351
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 100 100
    Distance from End: 
    		 477 600
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 400 ft. right of centerline 115 ft. left of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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