Ekalaka Airport
97M · Ekalaka, Montana · Carter County · map
Ekalaka Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of Carter, 2 miles southeast of Ekalaka, Montana, 3,505 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,798 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 6 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 200 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Ekalaka Airport?
Its FAA code is 97M.
Where is Ekalaka Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Ekalaka, Montana, 3,505 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ekalaka Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,798 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ekalaka Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ekalaka Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
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 97M
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Carter
- Elevation
- 3,505 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1992
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,798 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | 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 | |
| 97M AWOS-3PT | 118.1 | |
| Miles City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 406-775-6028.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Baker Municipal (31 nm north), Broadus Airport (46 nm southwest).
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
- Beacon is located 1 MI northeast on hill top.
- PAPI runway 13 and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset med intst from DUSK-0000. Otr hours activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service credit card 24/7
- 80 feet tall hills in transitional surface, south side of apt, 700 feet from runway edge.
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 | 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 200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 25 |
| general aviation, travelling | 75 |
| general aviation, local | 100 |
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 Ekalaka from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Ekalaka, Montana: 12 piston singles. 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ekalaka 12 aircraft · 12 piston singles
- Lfs INC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/97M.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 30, 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.