Fairfield Airport
5U5 · Fairfield, Montana · Teton County · map
Fairfield Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fairfield/Teton CO, 1 mile north of Fairfield, Montana, 3,991 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 3,800 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Fairfield Airport?
Its FAA code is 5U5.
Where is Fairfield Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Fairfield, Montana, 3,991 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Fairfield Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 3,800 feet long.
Does Fairfield Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fairfield Airport?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fairfield Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5U5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fairfield/Teton CO
- Elevation
- 3,991 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,800 × 40 ft | Asphalt | Low-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 1,525 × 90 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 07: fence 5 ft high 14 ft from the end
- Runway 25: fence 4 ft high 30 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Choteau Airport (14 nm northwest), Great Falls International (26 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Choteau Airport (14 nm northwest), Great Falls International (26 nm east), Conrad Airport (32 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Snow removal intmt.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Out of service indefinitely. Non-standard; spaced 27 feet from edge both sides. Threshold lights setback 2 feet from paved threshold.
- -6 feet ditch 171 feet from runway end both sides; +4 fence 153 feet from runway end both sides.
- Irrigation sprinkler ocnlly in approach area.
- Cones.
- Cones.
- 2 feet berms 10 feet from runway end.
- Under const.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairfield from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairfield, Montana: 9 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fairfield 9 aircraft · 9 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,045 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5U5.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.