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 and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KHRF · observed 12:35 pm MDT (18:35 UTC), 4 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,700 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
- Temperature 39°F (4°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHRF 121835Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT017 BKN090 04/00 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF KHRF 121720Z 1218/1318 18005KT 6SM BR OVC050 FM122000 11005KT P6SM OVC100 FM131200 00000KT P6SM FEW010 FM131500 00000KT 5SM BR FEW250
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
2 warnings in force over this field:
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
2 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- E75L descending, 39 nm north, 12:25 pm MDT (18:25 UTC): no icing, overcast above 9,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav rnp runway 30.
as filed, and in English
MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1825/FLUNKN/TP E75L/SK OVC090/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV RNP RWY 30
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSO
- Where
- over MSO
- Time
- 18:25 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Sky
- overcast from 9,000 ft
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent rnav rnp runway 30
- B739 at 33,000 ft, 79 nm northwest, 11:44 am MDT (17:44 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
MSO UA /OV MLP090020/TM 1744/FL330/TP B739/TB CONS LGT/ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSO
- Where
- 20 nm east (090°) of MLP
- Time
- 17:44 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- continuous lgt/zlc
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (DLN, 89 nm southeast), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 9,000 ft: light and variable, -3 °C; 12,000 ft: 170° at 16 kt, -6 °C; 18,000 ft: 180° at 21 kt, -18 °C.
3 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/8927 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 10 nm north · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October
- 6/8923 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 10 nm north · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October
- 6/9020 Missoula, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 38 nm north · security · starts Wednesday 14 October
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 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 |
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
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, 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 in Hamilton, by their names on the register:
- Falcon Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
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:
- A-Tec Aircraft Maintenance Center
- Choice Aviation LLC
- Whispering Turbines INC Whispering Turbines Inc.
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 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 · meadaviation@yahoo.com
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 114 aircraft · 78 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 · 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/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 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.