# Three Forks Airport (9S5)

**Three Forks Airport** (FAA: 9S5) is a small airport in Three Forks, Montana, United States. It opened in Jun 1949. It has one runway, 5,099 ft (1,554 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k9s5

## At a glance

- FAA: 9S5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Three Forks, Montana, United States
- Opened: Jun 1949
- Elevation: 4,089 ft / 1,246 m
- Coordinates: 45.8781, -111.5690
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,099 ft / 1,554 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Forks_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14704784
- Weather station: K9S5
- Ident: K9S5

## Timeline

- Jun 1949: Three Forks Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 5,099 ft / 1,554 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 040° / 220° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,099 ft / 1,554 m | =6,152 of 29,858 | =2,077 in North America | =1,688 in US |
| Elevation | 4,089 ft / 1,246 m | #3,381 of 43,403 | #1,813 in North America | #1,443 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/k9s5/data