Ferndale Airfield in Bigfork, Montana has one runway. Runway 15/33 is 3,500 ft long and 95 ft wide. It has a turf surface. The runway headings are 171° and 351° magnetic. The field elevation is 3,072 ft MSL.
No control tower is published for 53U. No ILS runway ends are published. No LAHSO notes are published. No noise abatement notes are published. For current weather and winds, check aviationweather before you go. For airport details, use the current FAA Chart Supplement.
Wind & favored runway
Favored end is picked from the current METAR wind at 53U.
Pattern entry · RWY 15
LEFT TRAFFICAll runways
Traffic pattern
Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston unless local guidance says otherwise. That puts the pattern near 4,072 ft MSL at this field elevation.
No tower is published for 53U, so expect self-announced traffic and standard non-towered procedures. No right-traffic exception is published. No runway-specific pattern notes are published. Keep a close scan for other traffic on the turf runway.
Every end, one page
Each runway end has its own page with wind component, traffic pattern geometry and ILS for that specific direction.