Fort Harrison Army Airfield
MT15 · Helena, Montana · Lewis and Clark County · map
Fort Harrison Army Airfield is a private airport, 4 miles west of Helena, Montana, 4,069 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 2,185 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MT15
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Elevation
- 4,069 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1978
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,185 × 100 ft | Grass | |
| 10/28 | 1,840 × 97 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Helena from the FAA register
538 aircraft are registered to owners in Helena, Montana: 360 piston singles, 53 helicopters, 36 turboprops, 35 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Prior permission required D406-324-5776.
- Closed indefinitely.
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.