Whitefish Airport
58S · Whitefish, Montana · Flathead County · map
Whitefish Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile east of Whitefish, Montana, 3,066 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,560 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Whitefish Airport?
Its FAA code is 58S.
Where is Whitefish Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Whitefish, Montana, 3,066 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Whitefish Airport?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,560 feet long, grass.
Does Whitefish Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Whitefish Airport?
15 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Glacier Flight Training LLC and Jackalope Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Whitefish Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 4 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 Whitefish Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 58S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 3,066 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,560 × 75 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 11: threshold displaced 278 ft, trees 60 ft high 686 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees 97 ft high 442 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: Glacier Park International (6 nm south), Kalispell City Airport (14 nm south), Polson Airport (43 nm south), Libby Airport (48 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Glacier Park International (6 nm south), Kalispell City Airport (14 nm south), Polson Airport (43 nm south), Eureka Airport (46 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
- Runway 11/29 trees, rail road and P-LINES in trsnl surface full runway length on north side. May be gopher holes or ireg surface.
- Runway 11 marked with west cones.
- Runway 29 marked with west cones.
- Free bicycles for airport use located in storage shed. To access use emergency frequency on lock.
- Calm wind use runway 11; minimize pattern work.
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 Whitefish from the FAA register
84 aircraft are registered to owners in Whitefish, Montana: 57 piston singles, 14 business jets, 5 turboprops, 5 helicopters, 2 piston twins. 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.
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 (12 nearest of 15, all in Montana):
- Glacier Flight Training LLC 2 aircraft · Whitefish
- Jackalope Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Whitefish
- Right Rudder Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Columbia Falls, 6 miles away Right Rudder Aviation is a full-service FBO at Inverness Airport (KINF) in Florida, offering 24-hour fuel sales (100LL and Jet A), hangar and tie-down storage, aircraft maintenance, aircraft rentals, and aircraft sales and leasing services.
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away Sierra Sky Aviation is a flight school based in Truckee, California, offering certified flight instruction for private, instrument, and commercial pilot certificates.
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away Western Wyoming Aviation Services is a flight school based in Kalispell, Montana that offers pilot training from introductory flights through private pilot certification and advanced ratings including instrument and commercial certificates.
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Big Sky Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Caddis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Double 07 Mike Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Frequent Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Kaitooth Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
- Odyssey Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 7 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Whitefish:
- Riverside Charter LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Black Knight Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Lily Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- James Arthur Heckman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Whitefish, MT (0 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (6 nm) · (619) 251-0113 · [email protected]
- Perry Lee Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Backcountry Flying Experiences · Kalispell, MT (6 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- 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 · 3 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 Whitefish 84 aircraft · 57 piston singles, 14 business jets, 5 turboprops
- Big Mountain Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Augustus Aircraft LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Wolf Run Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals & Flt School LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Riverside Charter LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Black Knight Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Lily Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Glacier Flight Training LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Jackalope Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Right Rudder Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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/58S.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.