Fort Smith Landing Strip Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 45-19-14.8530N (45.320793)
Longitude: 
 107-55-52.3990W (-107.931222)
Elevation: 
 3242.0 feet MSL (988 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.7 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Fort Smith, Montana
Found On: 
 Billings Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SUPERINTENDENT
BIGHORN CANYON NRA , PO BOX 7458
FORT SMITH , MT 59035
(307) 548-5425		 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
BIG HORN CANYON PO , PO BOX 7458
HARDIN, MT 59035
406-666-2412

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1969
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): 
 4242 feet (1293 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 406
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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 5U7

    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
    32.8 North Big Horn County Airport
    (U68)    		 221 211 100LL
    38.9 Billings Logan International Airport
    (BIL KBIL BIL)    		 318 308 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Laurel Municipal Airport
    (6S8)    		 303 293 100LL, Jet A
    45.5 Powell Municipal Airport
    (POY KPOY POY)    		 233 223 100LL, Jet A
    48.6 South Big Horn County Airport
    (GEY KGEY GEY)    		 187 177 100LL, Jet A
    52.2 Sheridan County Airport
    (SHR KSHR SHR)    		 129 120 100, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    56.6 Red Lodge Airport
    (KRED RED)    		 262 252 100LL
    58.1 Woltermann Meml Airport
    (6S3)    		 289 279 100LL
    66.8 Yellowstone Regional Airport
    (COD KCOD COD)    		 224 214 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    73.8 Roundup Airport
    (RPX KRPX RPX)    		 339 329 100LL, Jet A-1
    76.3 Johnson County Airport
    (BYG KBYG BYG)    		 137 128 100LL, Jet A
    79.0 Tillitt Field Airport
    (1S3)    		 43 34 100LL
    81.5 Worland Municipal Airport
    (WRL KWRL WRL)    		 180 170 100LL, Jet A
    90.8 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
    (6S0)    		 289 278 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798
    A110-3 RWY 07 -7 FT DITCH 116 FT FM END OF RWY XNG RWY CNTRLN.
    A110-4 RWY 25-2 FT DITCH 56 FT FM END OF RWY, BOTH XNG RCL.
    A14 KEVIN TILLMAN CHIEF RANGER - STEVE GRISHAM FACILITIES 307-548-5425 STEVE_GRISHAM@NPS.GOV
    A42-07 RY 07 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED.
    A42-25 RY 25 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED.
    A42-25 1 RY 25 DSPLCD MARKINGS YELLOW.
    A52-07 BE ALERT: MULTIPLE POWERLINES OF VARYING ELEVATIONS AND DISTANCES INVOF ARPT.
    A57-25 RWY 25 APCH SLP 9:1 TO DTHR.
    A58-25 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.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 07/25
    Longest Runway: 07/25 is 3827 ft (1166 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    5U7 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 07/25  3827 ft x 50 ft (1166 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  8.0

    Runway 07

    Runway 25
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Poor Poor
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 480
    Distance from End: 
    		 5000
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 625 ft. right of centerline
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 140

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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