AOPA Airports: Fort Smith Landing Strip (5U7)

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5U7Civil
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Fort Smith Landing Strip

Fort Smith, MT
Phone: 406-666-2412
www.nps.gov
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	3,242 ft (988.2 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	1.00 mi. N of Fort Smith
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	07/25 Runway length: 3827 ft
Fees:	No data

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Wildlife on & Invof Arpt

Rcmd lndg ry 25 & dep ry 7 due to high trn & nmrs pwlines

All hrs; avoid ovrflt of village to SE; airstrip is w/in boundaries of Big Horn Canyon Rec area, minimize noise impacts; voluntary compliance to AC 91-36C reqested;

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Runway 07/25

Dimensions:	3827 x 50ft. / 1166.5 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 8000 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in fair condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
07	No Data	basic	No Data		Power-Line, 625 ft Right of center, 480 ft high, 5,000 ft from end, 10:1 clearance slope	Rwy 07 -7 Ft Ditch 116 Ft Fm Eor Crossing Ry Cntrln be Alert: Multiple Powerlines of Varying Elevations and Distances Invof Arpt Ry 07 Numbers and Cntrln Faded

25	No Data	non-standard	No Data	140' Disp Threshold	Power-Line, 175 ft Right of center, 52 ft high, 720 ft from end, 10:1 clearance slope	Ry 25 +4 Ft Fence 52 Ft Fm Eor, -2 Ft Ditch 56 Ft Fm Eor, Both Xing Ry Centerline. Perpendicular +4 Ft Fence Parallel to Ry Centerline and 75 Ft Right Ending at 52 Ft Fm Eor. +16 Ft Tree 50 Ft Fm Eor & 50 Ft Left Ry 25 Apch Slope 16:1 to Dsplcd Thld Ry 25 Dsplcd Markings Yellow Ry 25 Numbers and Cntrln Faded

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Transportation: Shuttle Bus

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several 1 mi

Big Horn Canyon Nat'l Recreation Area/airstrip lctd in park

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N45 19.2476' / W107 55.8733'45.3207925-107.9312219
Charts:	NACO: Billings Sectional
Mag Var:	14E (1985)
ARTCC:	Salt Lake City (ZLC)
FSS:	Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GTF
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 5242 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Airport Activity

GA Local:	225
GA Itinerant:	2,750
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	125
Military:

(12-month period ending on 8/1/2012)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
HCY	NDB	257.0	028	33 nm
BIL	VORTAC	114.5	121	41 nm
POY	NDB	344.0	038	45 nm
SHR	VOR/DME	115.3	295	47 nm
GEY	NDB	275.0	354	49 nm

Contact Addresses

ASN Volunteer:	Owner:	Airport Manager:
Newlan Parker	Natl Park Svc	North District Ranger
	Bighorn Canyon Nra Box 458	Bighorn Canyon Nra Box 7458
	Hardin, MT 59035	Hardin, MT 59035
	406-666-2412 (Office)	406-666-2412 (Office)
Contact the ASN Volunteer
		Airport Manager Admin
Kevin Tillman