Ferndale Airfield

Ferndale Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 53U
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Flathead Municipal Airport Authority
Serves Bigfork, Montana
Elevation AMSL 3,072 ft / 936 m
Coordinates 48°03′38″N 114°00′04″W / 48.06056°N 114.00111°W / 48.06056; -114.00111Coordinates: 48°03′38″N 114°00′04″W / 48.06056°N 114.00111°W / 48.06056; -114.00111
Map
53U

Location of airport in Montana

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,500 1,067 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 10,700
Based aircraft 36

Ferndale Airfield (FAA LID: 53U) is a public use airport in Flathead County, Montana, United States.[1] It is owned by the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bigfork, Montana.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Ferndale Airfield covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) at an elevation of 3,072 feet (936 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with a turf surface measuring 3,500 by 95 feet (1,067 x 29 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2005, the airport had 10,700 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single-engine and 3% glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for 53U (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.

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