Fort Smith Landing Strip
5U7 · Fort Smith, Montana · Big Horn County · map
Fort Smith Landing Strip is a public-use airport owned by the National Park Service, 1 mile north of Fort Smith, Montana, 3,242 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,827 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Fort Smith Landing Strip?
Its FAA code is 5U7.
Where is Fort Smith Landing Strip?
It is 1 mile north of Fort Smith, Montana, 3,242 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fort Smith Landing Strip?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,827 feet long, asphalt.
Does Fort Smith Landing Strip have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fort Smith Landing Strip?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5U7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- National Park Service
- Elevation
- 3,242 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,827 × 50 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 07: power line 480 ft high 5,000 ft from the end
- Runway 25: threshold displaced 140 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Billings Logan International (39 nm northwest), Laurel Municipal (42 nm northwest), Powell Municipal (46 nm southwest), South Big Horn County (49 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Big Horn County (28 nm northeast), North Big Horn County (33 nm southwest), Billings Logan International (39 nm northwest), Laurel Municipal (42 nm northwest).
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
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 25 +4 feet fence 20 feet from end of runway, perpendicular +4 feet fence parl to rcl and 75 feet R ending at 20 feet from end of runway. Runway 25 +17 feet tree 10 feet from end of runway 60 feet L.
- Runway 07 numbers and centerline faded.
- Runway 25 numbers and centerline faded.
- Runway 25 displaced markings yellow.
- Runway 25 approach slp 9:1 to dthr.
- Be alert: multiple powerlines of varying elevations and distances in the vicinity of airport.
- Nmrs transverse and longitudinal cracks. Raveling, edge erosion, failing crack seal with vegetation growth.
- Runway 07 -7 feet ditch 116 feet from end of runway xng runway centerline.
- Runway 25-2 feet ditch 56 feet from end of runway, both xng rcl.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Fort Smith from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Smith, MT as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Alejandro Anduze private pilot (proficiency) · Billings Flying Service, Inc. · Billings, MT (39 nm) · (561) 667-8192 · [email protected]
- Christopher Lee Farmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Laurel, MT (42 nm) · (970) 776-6322 · [email protected]
- Kent William Potter private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Laurel, MT (42 nm) · (406) 698-4772 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5U7.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.