Ferndale Airfield

Ferndale Airfield (FAA LID: 53U) is a public use airport in Flathead County, Montana, United States. 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.

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
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
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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).

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.

See also

• List of airports in Montana

External links

• Aerial image as of July 1990 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 53U
  • AirNav airport information for 53U
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 53U