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K5U5 · Fairfield Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K5U5 Elev 3,989 ft Lat 47° 37.75' N Lon 111° 58.80' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.59%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 196° 3,800 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
36 016° 3,800 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
07 089° 1,525 ft 90 ft GRS No 0.59%
25 269° 1,525 ft 90 ft GRS No 0.59%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K5U5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT FALLS APCH AT 406-454-7555.
  • ·IRRIGATION SPRINKLER OCNLLY IN APCH AREA.
  • ·NSTD; SPACED 27 FT FM EDGE BOTH SIDES.
  • ·THR LGTS SETBACK 2 FT FM PAVED THR.
  • ·CONES. 2 FT BERMS 10 FT FM RWY END. -6 FT DITCH 171 FT FM RWY END BOTH SIDES; +4 FENCE 153 FT FM RWY END BOTH SIDES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-09-06 Cessna 182 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 71 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 95 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 95 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 101 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 107 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 107 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 109 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 123 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 123 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 123 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Dwayne Keith Harris Fairfield MT 1 nm
Benjamin August Zietzke Sun River MT 12 nm
Michael Roland Campbell Dutton MT 17 nm
Mark Leslie Mckamey Ulm MT 22 nm
Steven Michael Mahoney Cascade MT 24 nm
William Austin Milburn Cascade MT 24 nm
Vincent Robert Bakke Great Falls MT 29 nm
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 29 nm
Keith Ivan Arensmeyer Great Falls MT 29 nm
Randle Arthur Lambert Great Falls MT 29 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Dwayne Keith Harris Fairfield MT 1 nm
Harvey Eugene Hampton Simms MT 8 nm
Eugene Joseph Hughes Sun River MT 12 nm
Roger Alan Gettel Power MT 13 nm
Bruce Cedric Maurer Power MT 13 nm
Mark William Anderson Power MT 13 nm
Michael James Ley Choteau MT 14 nm
Allen B Callender Jr Choteau MT 14 nm
Michael Roland Campbell Dutton MT 17 nm
Thomas Christopher Larson Dutton MT 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 29 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 61 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 96 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 106 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 116 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 116 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 196 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 243 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 309 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 355 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.