Mission Field
LVM · KLVM · Livingston, Montana · Park County · map
Mission Field is a public-use airport owned by Livingston City Park CO, 5 miles east of Livingston, Montana, 4,659 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,701 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 23 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 10,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KLVM · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 17 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLVM 062153Z AUTO 29014G20KT 10SM CLR 27/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02721061
TAF KLVM 062100Z 0621/0718 27017G25KT P6SM FEW200 FM070100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW200
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 LVM · ICAO KLVM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Livingston City Park CO
- Elevation
- 4,659 feet above sea level
- 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
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,701 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,762 × 125 ft | Grass, good | |
| 13/31 | 2,724 × 120 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure · Livingston A Center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.55 | |
| Lvm and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.275 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-222-2338.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,000, 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 Livingston from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Livingston, Montana: 38 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 4 helicopters, 2 turboprops, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway 31 mtn 1 mile at 23:1 ratio.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - 123.0.
- Landing fee for aircraft ovr 12500 pounds.
- Runways 08 and 26 thlds and first 200 feet marked with west cones.
- Runways 13 and 31 thlds and first 200 feet marked with west cones.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess right of centerline.
- Mowing ireg.
- Mowing ireg.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Agricultural operations apr through sep.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
- PAPI runway 22 operates continuously.
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.