Billings Logan International
BIL · KBIL · Billings, Montana · Yellowstone County · map
Billings Logan International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Billings, 2 miles northwest of Billings, Montana, 3,662 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 10L/28R, is 10,518 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 197 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 101,564 takeoffs and landings a year. About 461,819 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KBIL · observed 4:53 pm MDT (22:53 UTC), 57 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north (010°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 2,600 feet
- Temperature 41°F (5°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 5:38 pm MDT (23:38 UTC), good until Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, a few clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Tue 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBIL 122253Z 01003KT 10SM OVC026 05/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00501006 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KBIL
- the station, KBIL
- 122253Z
- observed 4:53 pm MDT (22:53 UTC)
- 01003KT
- wind from the north at 3 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC026
- overcast at 2,600 feet
- 05/M01
- temperature 5 °C (41 °F), dew point -1 °C (30 °F)
- A2999
- altimeter setting 29.99 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP174
- sea-level pressure 1017.4 hPa
- T00501006
- temperature 5 °C (41 °F), dew point -0.6 °C (31 °F)
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF KBIL 122338Z 1300/1324 05006KT P6SM FEW010 BKN025 FM130900 23006KT P6SM VCFG FEW005 SCT020 BKN060 FM131400 VRB06KT P6SM FEW020 SCT100 FM132100 31007KT P6SM FEW025 BKN140
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KBIL
- the station, KBIL
- 122338Z
- issued 5:38 pm MDT (23:38 UTC)
- 1300/1324 05006KT P6SM FEW010 BKN025
- valid from Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- FM130900 23006KT P6SM VCFG FEW005 SCT020 BKN060
- from Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, a few clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- FM131400 VRB06KT P6SM FEW020 SCT100
- from Tue 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- FM132100 31007KT P6SM FEW025 BKN140
- from Tue 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. A pilot reported no icing, at 9,500 ft, 85 nm southeast, 3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC). The freezing level is below 9,000 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. The government's icing forecast map ↗
1 pilot report within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- CRJ2 at 9,500 ft, 85 nm southeast, 3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC): no icing, remarks: during the descent zlc.
as filed, and in English
SHR UA /OV SHR/TM 2115/FL095/TP CRJ2/SK TOP095 BASE 050/IC NEG/RM DURD /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SHR
- Where
- over SHR
- Time
- 21:15 UTC
- Height
- at 9,500 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Sky
- TOP095 base 5,000 ft
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent zlc
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (BIL), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: light and variable; 9,000 ft: 250° at 12 kt, 0 °C; 12,000 ft: 230° at 21 kt, -2 °C; 18,000 ft: 220° at 27 kt, -15 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
23 notices to air missions in force at this field, 1 more starting within a week.
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked a minute ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BIL · ICAO KBIL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Billings
- Elevation
- 3,662 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 10,518 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 5,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10R/28L | 3,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 28R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, gnd 12 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, gnd 20 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 10R: gnd 52 ft high 2,251 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Bil and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.3 | Billings |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance · Ground | 121.9 | Billings |
| Tower | 127.2 | Billings |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace East | 119.2 | Billings |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace West | 120.5 | Billings |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Billings |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-503-0719.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Laurel Municipal (11 nm southwest), Roundup 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
- Single engine aircraft 4500 (838), multi engine/turbojet aircraft 5000 (1338).
- +12' gnd 0-200' from runway end 400' L.
- 180 degrees turns prohibited on all surfaces.
- Migratory waterfowl in the vicinity of airport.
- Runways 07/25 and 10R/28L closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
- Taxiway D 35 feet wide closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
- No customs, remote aircraft parking, ltd ground handling services
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 10L.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 11,664 departures from BIL in those twelve months, carrying 506,125 passengers in 641,262 seats (79% filled), to 69 destinations (1 abroad) on 17 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Logan International → Denver International BIL–DEN | 1,770 | 157,150 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc., United Parcel Service |
| Billings Logan International → Sidney-Richland Regional BIL–SDY | 1,681 | 6,762 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Billings Logan International → Salt Lake City International BIL–SLC | 1,242 | 84,411 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., United Parcel Service |
| Billings Logan International → Seattle-Tacoma International BIL–SEA | 906 | 58,442 | Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Billings Logan International → Dawson Community BIL–GDV | 704 | 1,841 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Billings Logan International → Wokal Fld/Glasgow-Valley County BIL–GGW | 700 | 2,978 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Billings Logan International → L M Clayton BIL–OLF | 689 | 2,936 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Billings Logan International → Dallas-Fort Worth International BIL–DFW | 684 | 44,914 | Envoy Air, United Parcel Service |
All 69 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 106 |
| multi-engine | 62 |
| jets | 22 |
| helicopters | 7 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 101,564, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 13,187 |
| air taxi and commuter | 29,880 |
| general aviation, travelling | 34,066 |
| general aviation, local | 21,141 |
| military | 3,290 |
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 Billings from the FAA register
344 aircraft are registered to owners in Billings, Montana: 222 piston singles, 34 helicopters, 25 turboprops, 19 piston twins, 17 business jets. 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
Fuel and service companies in Billings, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Billings, by their names on the register:
- Rocky Mountain College 10 aircraft Rocky Mountain College is a small, private liberal arts college in Billings, Montana, founded in 1878.
- Big Sky Flyers LLC 3 aircraft Big Sky Flyers is an aircraft sales and brokerage company based in Billings, Montana.
- Yellowstone Flying Club 1 aircraft Yellowstone Flying Club is a Montana non-profit flying club based at Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) that has operated since 1997.
Charter operators and airlines based in Billings:
- Lynch Flying Service Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Billings Flying Service, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Billings Flying Service is a helicopter operator specializing in aerial firefighting and heavy lift services using CH-47D Chinook helicopters.
- Bull Mountain Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Bull Mountain Aviation LLC is a Part 135 certified air carrier providing private jet charter flights in the lower 48 states from Billings, Montana.
- LonAire Flying Service Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Billings:
- Aero Inspection & Repair INC
- Aerotronics INC
- Billings Flying Service INC Billings Flying Service operates the largest civilian-owned fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters for aerial firefighting and heavy-lift operations globally.
- Lynch Flying Service INC Edwards Jet Center is a full-service FBO located at Logan Field in Billings, Montana.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Alejandro Anduze private pilot (proficiency) · Billings Flying Service, Inc. · Billings, MT (0 nm) · (561) 667-8192 · s70driver@rocketmail.com
- Christopher Lee Farmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Laurel, MT (11 nm) · (970) 776-6322 · chris.farmer.mt@gmail.com
- Kent William Potter private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Laurel, MT (11 nm) · (406) 698-4772 · jetpilotmt@gmail.com
All 11 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 57 since 1982, 9 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 Billings 344 aircraft · 222 piston singles, 34 helicopters, 25 turboprops
- Billings Flying Service LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Rocky Mountain College 10 aircraft in town
- Farwest Aviation LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Patton Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Heising Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Lynch Flying Service Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Billings Flying Service, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bull Mountain Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- LonAire Flying Service Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rocky Mountain College 10 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Big Sky Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Yellowstone Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aero Inspection & Repair INC · repair station
- Aerotronics INC · repair station
- Billings Flying Service INC · repair station
- Lynch Flying Service INC · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 1,770 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Sidney-Richland Regional (SDY) 1,681 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 1,242 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 906 flights in twelve months · Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Dawson Community (GDV) 704 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- Wokal Fld/Glasgow-Valley County (GGW) 700 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- L M Clayton (OLF) 689 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 684 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, United Parcel Service
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 57 since 1982 · 9 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 165 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 6,042 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BIL.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 9, 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.