Helena Regional
HLN · KHLN · Helena, Montana · Lewis and Clark County · map
Helena Regional is a public-use airport, 2 miles northeast of Helena, Montana, 3,877 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 9,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 237 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 44,403 takeoffs and landings a year. About 100,276 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 KHLN · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 36°F (2°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 3:26 pm MDT (21:26 UTC), good until Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- At times between Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet MVFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHLN 122153Z 12007KT 10SM FEW023 FEW120 02/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00221028 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KHLN
- the station, KHLN
- 122153Z
- observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC)
- 12007KT
- wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- FEW023
- a few clouds at 2,300 feet
- FEW120
- a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- 02/M03
- temperature 2 °C (36 °F), dew point -3 °C (27 °F)
- A2998
- altimeter setting 29.98 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP194
- sea-level pressure 1019.4 hPa
- T00221028
- temperature 2.2 °C (36 °F), dew point -2.8 °C (27 °F)
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF KHLN 122126Z 1221/1318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 1221/1224 SCT025 FM130100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT090 FM130800 00000KT 5SM BR SCT002
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KHLN
- the station, KHLN
- 122126Z
- issued 3:26 pm MDT (21:26 UTC)
- 1221/1318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025
- valid from Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) to Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- TEMPO 1221/1224 SCT025
- at times from Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) to Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- FM130100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT090
- from Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet
- FM130800 00000KT 5SM BR SCT002
- from Tue 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 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. 2 pilot reports of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: moderate chop turbulence above 35,000 ft, 87 nm northwest, 2:04 pm MDT (20:04 UTC); light chop turbulence, at 6,000 ft, 67 nm northeast, 2:52 pm MDT (20:52 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. 2 pilot reports of icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light rime icing, at 15,000 ft, 77 nm southwest, 2:57 pm MDT (20:57 UTC); light icing, at 9,000 ft, 88 nm west, 1:05 pm MDT (19:05 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 ↗
7 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- B738 descending, 60 nm southeast, 3:07 pm MDT (21:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
BZN UA /OV BZN/TM 2107/FLDURD/TP B738/SK BASES 051
- Report
- a routine report filed through BZN
- Where
- over BZN
- Time
- 21:07 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- bases 5,100 ft
- E75L at 5,000 ft, 60 nm southeast, 2:30 pm MDT (20:30 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
BZN UA /OV BZN/TM 2030/FL050/TP E75L/SK OVC010
- Report
- a routine report filed through BZN
- Where
- over BZN
- Time
- 20:30 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Sky
- overcast from 1,000 ft
- E55P at 6,000 ft, 67 nm northeast, 2:52 pm MDT (20:52 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, a broken layer from 5,000 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
GTF UA /OV GTF030012/TM 2052/FL060/TP E55P/SK BKN050-TOP060/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through GTF
- Where
- 12 nm northeast (030°) of GTF
- Time
- 20:52 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E55P
- Sky
- a broken layer from 5,000 ft, tops 6,000 ft
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (GTF, 58 nm northeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: 220° at 11 kt; 9,000 ft: 270° at 8 kt, -1 °C; 12,000 ft: 250° at 9 kt, -4 °C; 18,000 ft: light and variable, -19 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
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. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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 HLN · ICAO KHLN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 3,877 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with approach control · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 1:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 9,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 4,644 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 2,989 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 1,584 × 75 ft | Grass |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, gnd 6 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 22 ft high 425 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, fence 8 ft high 550 ft from the end
- Runway 35: right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.3 | Helena |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Hln and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.4 | Helena |
| Ground | 121.9 | Helena |
| Approach and departure | 119.5 | Helena |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Helena |
| Helena and rco | 122.2 | Helena |
| Arng and operations | 126.2 | Helena |
| Butte and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.4 | Helena |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-290-3397.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Deer Lodge-City-County (35 nm west), Bert Mooney Airport (45 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
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) provided for schedule part 121 air carrier; otrw prior apvl required - amgr.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 09, 17 and 35; PAPI runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 05/23 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except between taxiway F and runway 9/27.
- Runway 17/35 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except between taxiway F and taxiway C.
- +6 feet gnd 0-200 feet from runway end 350 feet R.
- +4 feet gnd 0-200 feet from runway end 0-125 feet L and R.
- Taxiway a, B, and C between taxiway a and runway 35 not available to air carrier gtr than 30 passenger seats.
- Arng operations 1400-0030Z++ MON-FRI, except holidays. Ctn durg tax; aasf ramp not stressed for large aircraft. Ramp advsy - 126.2, D406-324-5775, C406-324-5775. Transient service NA aft 2300Z++ MON-FRI; wkend and holidays.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -16C.
- Arng: feet harrison aaf WI class D; paja - MT arng operations C406 324-5775/76, D324-5775/76.
- Landing fee gtr than 10000 LB.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,933 departures from HLN in those twelve months, carrying 105,012 passengers in 135,508 seats (77% filled), to 14 destinations on 6 airlines.
All 14 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 | 157 |
| multi-engine | 27 |
| jets | 6 |
| helicopters | 22 |
| other | 25 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 44,403, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,294 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,268 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,438 |
| general aviation, local | 18,970 |
| military | 4,433 |
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 Helena from the FAA register
535 aircraft are registered to owners in Helena, Montana: 358 piston singles, 53 helicopters, 36 turboprops, 34 piston twins, 33 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 Helena, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Helena, by their names on the register:
- Sleeping Giant Flying Club INC 3 aircraft Sleeping Giant Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Helena Regional Airport in Helena, Montana.
- Happy Trails Flight Training & Charters LLC 2 aircraft Happy Trails Flight Training & Charters LLC offers flight training in Helena, Montana.
- Sleeping Giant Flying Club 2 aircraft Sleeping Giant Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Helena Regional Airport in Helena, Montana.
Charter operators and airlines based in Helena:
- Corporate Aircraft Management Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Aviation Charter Services LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Happy Trails Flight Training and Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Happy Trails Flight Training and Charter operates a flight training school in Helena, Montana, offering private, commercial, instrument, and CFI instruction as well as discovery flights.
- Piedmont Air Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate Piedmont Air Services is a charter operator based in Helena, Montana, providing on-demand charter flights throughout Montana and to adjacent states.
Repair stations in Helena:
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
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 flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative.
- Abraham Lloyd Fandrich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Helena, MT (0 nm) · (406) 431-0045 · abefandrich@me.com
All 9 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 33 since 1982, 4 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 Helena 535 aircraft · 358 piston singles, 53 helicopters, 36 turboprops
- State of Montana 12 aircraft in town
- Usda Forest Service Fepp 9 aircraft in town
- Wpp Nautical LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Papa Leasing LLC 5 aircraft in town
- National Aero Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Corporate Aircraft Management Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aviation Charter Services LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Happy Trails Flight Training and Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Piedmont Air Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sleeping Giant Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Happy Trails Flight Training & Charters LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Sleeping Giant Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Leading Edge Montana, LLC · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 808 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 725 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Parcel Service
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 360 flights in twelve months · Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Helena Regional (HLN) 24 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field (BFF) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Missoula Montana (MSO) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (BOI) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Bozeman Yellowstone International (BZN) 2 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 33 since 1982 · 4 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/HLN.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.