# Ferndale Airfield (53U)

**Ferndale Airfield** (FAA: 53U) is a small airport in Bigfork, Montana, United States. It opened in Jun 1976. It has one runway, 3,500 ft (1,067 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53u

## At a glance

- FAA: 53U
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bigfork, Montana, United States
- Opened: Jun 1976
- Elevation: 3,072 ft / 936 m
- Coordinates: 48.0610, -114.0014
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 ft / 1,067 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferndale_Airfield (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14655602
- Weather station: KGPI · WMO 72779
- Ident: 53U

## Timeline

- Jun 1976: Ferndale Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 95 ft / 29 m | Grass | 171° / 351° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | =12,572 of 29,858 | =5,008 in North America | =4,193 in US |
| Elevation | 3,072 ft / 936 m | #5,303 of 43,403 | #2,657 in North America | #2,058 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53u/data