Seeley Lake Airport
23S · Seeley Lake, Montana · Missoula County · map
Seeley Lake Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles east of Seeley Lake, Montana, 4,256 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,575 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Seeley Lake Airport?
Its FAA code is 23S.
Where is Seeley Lake Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Seeley Lake, Montana, 4,256 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Seeley Lake Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,575 feet long, grass.
Does Seeley Lake Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Seeley Lake Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: 23S Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Seeley Lake Airport?
1 pilot examiner 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Seeley Lake Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 23S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 4,256 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
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,575 × 75 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 16: trees 50 ft high 350 ft from the end
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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Missoula Montana Airport (31 nm southwest), Ronan Airport (35 nm northwest), Polson Airport (43 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lindey'S Landing West Seaplane Base (1 nm west), St. Ignatius Airport (27 nm west), Missoula Montana Airport (31 nm southwest), Ronan Airport (35 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
- Takeoffs to north not recommended due to rising trrn.
- Runway 34 solar lights first 2/3 of runway - summer months only
- Runway 16 marked full length with west cones and reflective tape - summer months only
- Runway 34 marked full length with west cones and reflective tape - summer months only.
- Trees in transitional surface full runway length both sides.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 34 has 1150 feet ovrn available for takeoff and landing.
- Crew car available.
- Runway 16 dthr 311 feet from runway end for 20:1 approach slp marked with dbl west cones.
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 Seeley Lake from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Seeley Lake, Montana: 19 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- 23S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Seeley Lake
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 3 parachute rigger examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Timothy Franklin Mead private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Missoula, MT (31 nm) · (406) 499-4321 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 Seeley Lake 25 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twins
- 23S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 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 6,041 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/23S.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 26, 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.