Deer Lodge-City-County
38S · Deer Lodge, Montana · Powell County · map
Deer Lodge-City-County is a public-use airport owned by the City of Deer Lodge & Powell CO, 2 miles west of Deer Lodge, Montana, 4,693 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 18 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,050 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Deer Lodge-City-County?
Its FAA code is 38S.
Where is Deer Lodge-City-County?
It is 2 miles west of Deer Lodge, Montana, 4,693 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Deer Lodge-City-County?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,800 feet long, asphalt.
Does Deer Lodge-City-County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Deer Lodge-City-County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Deer Lodge-City-County?
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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 38S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Deer Lodge & Powell CO
- Elevation
- 4,693 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| 38S AWOS-AV | 120.025 | |
| Great Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-AV), by phone 406-846-1177.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bert Mooney Airport (28 nm southeast), Helena Regional (35 nm east).
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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and PAPI runways 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 13/31 extdd southeast end.
- +28' trees 250' left of runway centerline extended.
- Single wheel apron weight bearing capacity 30,000 pounds for southwest apron, 50,000 pounds for northeast apron, taxiway to northeast apron 50,000 pounds.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -22C.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,050, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 1,750 |
| military | 300 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Deer Lodge from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Deer Lodge, Montana: 8 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
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 flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative.
- Abraham Lloyd Fandrich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clancy, MT (34 nm) · (406) 431-0045 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 2 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 Deer Lodge 15 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 1 business jets
- Heli-Works Flight Services LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Heli Works Flight Services LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 6,044 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/38S.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 28, 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.