Elk Meadow Airstrip
55MT · Hamilton, Montana · Ravalli County · map
Elk Meadow Airstrip is a private ultralight field, 2 miles southwest of Hamilton, Montana, 3,720 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 1,127 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The ultralight field facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 55MT
- Kind
- Ultralight field · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 3,720 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2025
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,127 × 150 ft | Grass |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this ultralight field.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ravalli County (3 nm northeast), Missoula Montana Airport (41 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ravalli County (3 nm northeast), Stevensville Airport (19 nm north), Missoula Montana Airport (41 nm north).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hamilton from the FAA register
115 aircraft are registered to owners in Hamilton, Montana: 79 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 10 helicopters, 8 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this ultralight field; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this ultralight field 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.
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:
- Falcon Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Hamilton, 4 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Hamilton:
- Choice Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate
- Choice Aviation, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
- Av8-Orr-Helicopter Services, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate AV8-ORR Helicopter Services is a utility helicopter operator based in Hamilton, Montana, holding FAA Part 133, 137, and 135 certificates.
Repair stations in Hamilton:
Companies in the same town as this ultralight field, 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this ultralight field
Accidents and incidents at or near this ultralight field NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this ultralight field.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this ultralight field links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hamilton 115 aircraft · 79 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 10 helicopters
- Choice Aviation LLC 12 aircraft in town
- Aircraft Structural Repair INC 9 aircraft in town
- Av8-Orr Helicopter Services INC 6 aircraft in town
- Wasp Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Choice Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Choice Aviation, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Av8-Orr-Helicopter Services, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Falcon Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- A-Tec Aircraft Maintenance Center · repair station
- Choice Aviation LLC · repair station
- Whispering Turbines INC · repair station
- 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/55MT.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.