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 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 23,600 takeoffs and landings a year. About 18 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Ravalli County?
Its FAA code is HRF, and its ICAO code is KHRF.
Where is Ravalli County?
It is 1 mile east of Hamilton, Montana, 3,636 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ravalli County?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,200 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ravalli County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ravalli County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Ravalli County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Falcon Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ravalli County?
1 pilot examiner and 2 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 Ravalli County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Missoula Montana Airport (40 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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 | 76 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 7 |
| other | 2 |
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 23,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,900 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,200 |
| general aviation, local | 13,500 |
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 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 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:
- Falcon Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Hamilton
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 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
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, 2 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 (40 nm) · (406) 499-4321 · [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.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport 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/HRF.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.