Ravalli County
HRF · KHRF · Hamilton, Montana · Ravalli County · map
Ravalli County is a public-use airport owned by Ravalli CO, 1 mile east of Hamilton, Montana, 3,636 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,200 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 96 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 23,600 takeoffs and landings a year. About 18 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KHRF · observed 4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC), 18 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (010°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:22 am MDT (17:22 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHRF 062235Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3013 RMK AO2
TAF KHRF 061722Z 0618/0718 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HRF · ICAO KHRF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ravalli CO
- Elevation
- 3,636 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,200 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Hrf and aWOS-3P | 119.825 | |
| Butte and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 406-375-9149.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Hamilton from the FAA register
114 aircraft are registered to owners in Hamilton, Montana: 78 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 10 helicopters, 8 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Landing fee for aircraft ovr 17000 pounds.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 17/35 is ltd by the airport operates to aircraft maximum gross weight takeoff 40000 pounds southwest and 53000 pounds DW WO prior permission required.
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 5, 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.