AirNav: 5U5 - Fairfield Airport

5U5

Fairfield Airport
Fairfield, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5U5
Lat/Long:	47-38-01.8000N 111-58-52.3000W 47-38.030000N 111-58.871667W 47.6338333,-111.9811944 (estimated)
Elevation:	3991 ft. / 1216.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of FAIRFIELD, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59436

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-2 at CII (14 nm NW):	119.275 (406-466-2259)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GTFr280/25.6		GREAT FALLS VORTAC		115.10		16E

Airport Services

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Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3800 x 40 ft. / 1158 x 12 m
Surface:	asphalt UNDER CONST.
Runway edge lights:	low intensity OTS INDEFLY. NSTD; SPACED 27 FT FM EDGE BOTH SIDES. THR LGTS SETBACK 2 FT FM PAVED THR.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	47-38.294670N	47-37.717960N
Longitude:	111-58.711763W	111-59.068935W
Elevation:	3960.0 ft.	3969.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	186 magnetic, 203 true	006 magnetic, 023 true
Markings:	none	none

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1525 x 90 ft. / 465 x 27 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	CONES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	47-38.090432N	47-38.084088N
Longitude:	111-59.008022W	111-58.636935W
Elevation:	3991.0 ft.	3982.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	074 magnetic, 091 true	254 magnetic, 271 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Obstructions:	5 ft. fence, 14 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear	4 ft. fence, 30 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear 2 FT BERMS 10 FT FM RWY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FAIRFIELD/TETON CO CITY HALL FAIRFIELD, MT 59436 Phone (406) 467-2510
Manager:	SCOTT GASVODA PO BOX 73 FAIRFIELD, MT 59436 Phone 406-590-2836

Additional Remarks

A30A-25	IRRIGATION SPRINKLER OCNLLY IN APCH AREA.
-	SNOW REMOVAL INTMT.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT FALLS APCH AT 406-454-7555.
A58-18	-6 FT DITCH 171 FT FM RWY END BOTH SIDES; +4 FENCE 153 FT FM RWY END BOTH SIDES.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5U5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCII - Choteau Airport (14 nm NW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (26 nm E)
S01 - Conrad Airport (32 nm N)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (55 nm N)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (56 nm E)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by John W. Duffy Photo taken 11-Jun-2020 looking north. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fairfield Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:26	14:26
Sunrise	07:59	14:59
Sunset	17:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	17:56	00:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2025 03:26:05
Local (UTC-7)	29-Jan-2025 20:26:05

METAR

KGTF
26nm E

300253Z 21015KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 22028/0154 SLP114 T00221067 53002 $

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