Frank Wiley Field
MLS · KMLS · Miles City, Montana · Custer County · map
Frank Wiley Field is a public-use airport owned by Miles City, 2 miles northwest of Miles City, Montana, 2,634 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,764 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 20 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 5,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KMLS · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 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 KMLS 062153Z AUTO 30013KT 10SM CLR 26/01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02560006
TAF KMLS 061725Z 0618/0718 30010KT P6SM SKC FM070000 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 MLS · ICAO KMLS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Miles City
- Elevation
- 2,634 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,764 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,624 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 17 ft high 778 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Miles City Rco | 122.2 | Miles City · Communications provided by great falls radio on 122.2 (Miles City rco). |
| Miles City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 | |
| Mls and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.575 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-232-1465.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,900, 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 Miles City from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Miles City, Montana: 20 piston singles, 6 drones, 5 balloons, 2 turboprops. 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 · 9 since 1982, 1 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
- Training act WI 15 MI. birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 04, 13, 22, and 31; PAPI runway 04, 13, 22, and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Condition unmnt - amgr.
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.