53U
Ferndale Airfield
Ferndale Airfield (53U) is a general-aviation airfield serving Bigfork, Montana. The field lies at 3,060 ft (933 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,500 ft (1,067 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Masonry Field (93MT), 4 nm NW.
Ferndale Airfield is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 3,060 ft (933 m)
- Coordinates
- 48.0610, -114.0014
- Serving
- Bigfork
- Region
- Montana
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Runways1 · longest 3,500 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 15 points 150° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,500 ft1,067 m | 95 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.