Carson Field
MT53 · Kalispell, Montana · Flathead County · map
Carson Field is a private airport owned by Lost Prairie Airstrip INC., 22 miles southwest of Kalispell, Montana, 3,550 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,650 feet of asphalt and concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MT53
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Lost Prairie Airstrip INC.
- Elevation
- 3,550 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to November, around the clock; December to March, weekends, around the clock
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1985
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,650 × 24 ft | Asphalt and concrete |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kalispell City Airport (23 nm east), Glacier Park International (27 nm northeast), Libby Airport (28 nm northwest), Polson Airport (36 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kalispell City Airport (23 nm east), Glacier Park International (27 nm northeast), Libby Airport (28 nm northwest), Thompson Falls Airport (36 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
- Filed for record purposes only.
- Sport paja on airport.
- Multicom frequency 122.900.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kalispell from the FAA register
1,284 aircraft are registered to owners in Kalispell, Montana: 907 piston singles, 103 piston twins, 103 helicopters, 79 turboprops, 54 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 Kalispell, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Ja Aviation Services LLC
- Coastal Aviation Services LLC
- Erhart Aviation Services LLC
- Scotts Aviation Services LLC
Charter operators and airlines based in Kalispell:
- Helistream Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate HeliStream operates helicopter services from Costa Mesa, California, including flight training, utility operations, aerial firefighting, charter and tour services, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance and sales.
- Mission Mountain Flying Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate Mission Mountain Flying Services operates charter flights, scenic tours, and contract services for the U.S.
- Red Eagle Aviation, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate Red Eagle Aviation operates scenic tours, charter flights, and flight instruction from Kalispell City Airport in Montana.
- A.L.E.R.T. Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Prescott Support Co. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Colorado Flight Center INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Colorado Flight Center is a Part 61 flight training facility based in Grand Junction, Colorado, offering flight training programs from private pilot to advanced ratings, scenic air tours, aircraft rentals, and aircraft management services.
- Oregon Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Carter Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Kalispell:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 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 Kalispell 1,284 aircraft · 907 piston singles, 103 piston twins, 103 helicopters
- August Aero LLC 36 aircraft in town
- Artemis Aviation Group LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Warbirds-3 LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Air First LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Ja Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Coastal Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Erhart Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Helistream Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mission Mountain Flying Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Red Eagle Aviation, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- A.L.E.R.T. Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Red Eagle Aviation INC · repair station
- Rocky Mountain Avionics, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 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 6,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MT53.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.