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Fort Smith Landing Strip
5U7 · Fort Smith, MT · 3,242 ft elevation · var 14E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 5U7
- Coordinates
- 45.3198, -107.9315
- Elevation
- 3,242 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- Sectional chart
- BILLINGS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- GREAT FALLS
- NOTAM facility
- GTF
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1969/11
- Distance from city
- 1 N
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:46 AM | 10:46Z |
| Sunrise | 05:23 AM | 11:23Z |
| Sunset | 09:03 PM | 03:03Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:41 PM | 03:41Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:41 PM → 04:46 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:03 PM → 04:23 AM
Plan a flight from 5U7
Runway 07/25
3,827 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt (Poor) 07
- Heading
- 076° mag · 90° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
25
- Heading
- 256° mag · 270° true
- Markings
- nonstandard
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 140 ft
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Charter
Ownership & management
Owner
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
BIG HORN CANYON PO, PO BOX 7458, HARDIN, MT
406-666-2412
Manager
SUPERINTENDENT
BIGHORN CANYON NRA, PO BOX 7458, FORT SMITH, MT
(307) 548-5425
Remarks FAA
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798
- RWY 07 -7 FT DITCH 116 FT FM END OF RWY XNG RWY CNTRLN.
- RWY 25-2 FT DITCH 56 FT FM END OF RWY, BOTH XNG RCL.
- KEVIN TILLMAN CHIEF RANGER - STEVE GRISHAM FACILITIES 307-548-5425 STEVE_GRISHAM@NPS.GOV
- RWY 25 +4 FT FENCE 20 FT FM END OF RWY, PERPENDICULAR +4 FT FENCE PARL TO RCL & 75 FT R ENDING AT 20 FT FM END OF RWY. RWY 25 +17 FT TREE 10 FT FM END OF RWY 60 FT L.
- RY 07 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED.
- RY 25 NUMBERS AND CNTRLN FADED.
- RY 25 DSPLCD MARKINGS YELLOW.
- RWY 25 APCH SLP 9:1 TO DTHR.
- BE ALERT: MULTIPLE POWERLINES OF VARYING ELEVATIONS AND DISTANCES INVOF ARPT.
- NMRS TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL CRACKS. RAVELING, EDGE EROSION, FAILING CRACK SEAL WITH VEGETATION GROWTH.
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