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Ferndale Airfield
Bigfork, MT
Phone: 406-257-5994
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Overview
| Attendance: |
Not Attended Unattended |
| Tower: | No |
| Elevation: | 3,072 ft (936.3 m) (Estimated) |
| Location: | 3.00 mi. NE of Bigfork |
| Beacon: | Present |
| Approaches: | (None) |
| Runways: | 15/33
(unpaved)
Runway length: 3500 ft |
| Fees: | No data |
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Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 95ft. / 1066.8 x 29.0m | Weight Bearing Cap: | |
| Surface: | turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition | Runway Edge Lights: |
| # | Elev/Hdg | Tr. Pat. | Markings | Approach Lights | TD Point | ILS/LOC | Obstructions | Comments/Noise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3046.0ft. MSL 153° mag 171° true 0.7% up |  | basic | No Data | Trees, 203 ft Right of center, 86 ft high, 1,083 ft from end, 12:1 clearance slope | 15/33 White Cones Mark Full Ry Length. Red Traffic Cones Mark Each Ry Threshold | ||||
| 33 | 3072.0ft. MSL 333° mag 351° true 0.7% down | | No Data | Trees, 75 ft Left of center, 88 ft high, 258 ft from end, 3:1 clearance slope | ||||||
Business/Service Information
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Operations & More Information
| Lat/Long: | N48 3.6283' / W114 0.0700' |
| Charts: | NACO:
Great Falls Sectional |
| Mag Var: | 18E (1985) |
| ARTCC: | Salt Lake City (ZLC) |
| FSS: | Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF |
| NOTAM Facility: | GTF |
| Approach/Departure Control Facility | |
| Pattern Altitude: | Departure Procedure Straight Out Through Tpa of 4072 Ft MSL (1000 Ft Agl) Fixed Wing: 4060 MSL |
| Wind Indicator: | Present (unlit) |
| Seg. Circle: | No |
| Lighting: | No data |
Aircraft & Activity
Based GA Aircraft
| Single Engine: | 35 |
| Multi Engine: | |
| Jets: | |
| Helicopters: | |
| Gliders: | 1 |
| Ultralights: |
Airport Activity
| GA Local: | 8,000 |
| GA Itinerant: | 2,600 |
| Commercial: | |
| Air Taxi: | 100 |
| Military: |
(12-month period ending on 8/24/2005)
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Contact Addresses
| ASN Volunteer: | Owner: | Airport Manager: |
| Ed Ethridge | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority | Cindi Martin |
| 4170 Highway 2-E | 4170 Highway 2-E | |
| Kalispell, MT 59901 | Kalispell, MT 59901 | |
| 406-257-5994 (Office) | 406-257-5994 (Office) | |
| Contact the ASN Volunteer |