Ferndale Airfield

Airport and flying

Ferndale Airfield (53U) is a public, non-towered airport in Bigfork, Flathead County, Montana. Field elevation is 3,072 ft. Runway 15/33 is 3,500 by 95 ft, turf (good condition). No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Kalispell City (S27, Kalispell), 14 nm NW, 3,600 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Glacier Park International (GPI, Kalispell), 18.1 nm NW, 9,007 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Polson (8S1), 23.1 nm S, 4,194 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+.

Major airports: Glacier Park International (GPI, Kalispell), 18.1 nm NW, 9,007 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Missoula Montana (MSO, Missoula), 68.8 nm S, 9,501 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1+.

Regional airports: Great Falls International (GTF, Great Falls), 111.7 nm E, 10,502 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Coeur D'Alene (COE), 114.7 nm W, 7,400 ft runway, 100, Jet A; Helena Regional (HLN, Helena), 119.8 nm SE, 9,000 ft runway, 100, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Masonry Field (93MT, Bigfork), 4.3 nm NW, 1,372 ft runway; Taylor Homestead (MT61, Somers), 6.6 nm W, 1,606 ft runway; Lakeshore Heritage Airpark (17MT, Kalispell), 7.6 nm W, 3,000 ft runway; Wounded Buck Ranch (22MT, Kalispell), 7.9 nm NW, 2,596 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (53U) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29