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Ryan Field

2MT1 · West Glacier, Montana · Flathead County · map

Ryan Field is a private airport owned by Recreational Aviation Foundation, 1 mile southeast of West Glacier, Montana, 3,660 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,500 feet of grass.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes
FAA 2MT1
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Owner
Recreational Aviation Foundation
Elevation
3,660 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
On the chart
Great Falls sectional
In the FAA's files since
May 2006

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1533N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
15/332,500 × 65 ftGrass
  • Runway 15: trees on the approach
  • Runway 33: trees on the approach

Aircraft registered in West Glacier from the FAA register

9 aircraft are registered to owners in West Glacier, Montana: 6 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter, 1 balloon. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 fatal

2025-08-12WPR25FA252 · Vans Rv-7A N30SG · accident · 1 killed
2025-07-26WPR25FA223 · Grumman American Avn. CORP. Aa-5 N1342R · accident · 2 killed
2021-06-20WPR21LA239 · Mooney M20J N5765N · accident · no injuries
2012-07-02WPR12CA284 · Cessna 210-5 N8450Z · accident · minor injuries
2011-06-26WPR11LA289 · Lemond Fly Fisher N397JL · accident · serious injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

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 5, 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.