St. Ignatius Airport
52S · St Ignatius, Montana · Lake County · map
St. Ignatius Airport is a public-use airport owned by St Ignatius City, 1 mile northeast of St Ignatius, Montana, 3,006 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,610 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for St. Ignatius Airport?
Its FAA code is 52S.
Where is St. Ignatius Airport?
It is 1 mile northeast of St Ignatius, Montana, 3,006 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at St. Ignatius Airport?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,610 feet long, asphalt.
Does St. Ignatius Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at St. Ignatius Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Ignatius 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 52S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- St Ignatius City
- Elevation
- 3,006 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,610 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 26: road 12 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 8/26 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ronan Airport (15 nm north), Polson Airport (23 nm north), Missoula Montana Airport (25 nm south), Plains Airport (35 nm west).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Snow removal.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 8/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100 feet unlighted; 2270 feet lighted at night. Runway 26 240 feet unlighted;
- 15 feet N-S road 40-115 feet from runway end; 4 feet N-S fence 10-90 feet from runway end.
- 18 feet building 200 feet from runway end 234 feet R of centerline; 18 feet building 385 feet from runway end 141 feet L of centerline. Grass ovrn 300X60 feet.
- Non standard
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Birds in the vicinity of runway.
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 St Ignatius from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list St Ignatius, MT as the owner's town.
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 (25 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 · 5 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 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/52S.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.