Red Lodge Airport
RED · KRED · Red Lodge, Montana · Carbon County · map
Red Lodge Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Red Lodge- Carbon CO, 1 mile northwest of Red Lodge, Montana, 5,762 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 27 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,950 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Red Lodge Airport?
Its FAA code is RED, and its ICAO code is KRED.
Where is Red Lodge Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Red Lodge, Montana, 5,762 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Red Lodge Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Red Lodge Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Red Lodge Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Red Lodge Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Red Lodge Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Red Lodge Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Red Lodge Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RED · ICAO KRED
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Red Lodge- Carbon CO
- Elevation
- 5,762 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: VASI, two boxes on the left, tree 14 ft high 408 ft from the end
- Runway 34: road 10 ft high 288 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Powell Municipal (27 nm southeast), Laurel Municipal (38 nm northeast), Yellowstone Regional (41 nm south), Big Timber AT Howard Field (48 nm northwest).
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
- Activate VASI 16; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect; pilots reqstd to; runway 16 arrival fly dnwnd at traffic pattern altitude ovr bluff east of downtown and when safe and practical fly high angle final app slp; runway 34 departure, mnvr on upwind to west of residential area north of airport as soon as safe and practical; runway 34 arrival, fly dnwnd west of residential area west. Crosswind grass strips; limit operations to/from xwind grass strips and fly standard traffic patterns at pattern altitude to minimize impacts upon city downtown and residential areas immediately east of airport.
- +4 feet fence and +10 feet road 100-110 feet right an X centerline 288 feet from threshold. -400 feet trrn dropoff 150 feet R.
- Faded; ptns misg.
- Faded.
- Edge cracking and eroding; loose surface gravel.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Automated UNICOM: 2 clicks on 122.725.
- Grass strip operations; fly standard traffic pattern altitude; lmt operations.
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 | 24 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,950, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 2,200 |
| military | 50 |
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 Red Lodge from the FAA register
42 aircraft are registered to owners in Red Lodge, Montana: 39 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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 based within about 15 miles:
- Red Lodge Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Red Lodge
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Christopher Lee Farmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Laurel, MT (38 nm) · (970) 776-6322 · [email protected]
- Kent William Potter private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Laurel, MT (38 nm) · (406) 698-4772 · [email protected]
- Benjamin James Atnip private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Choice Aviation · Cody, WY (41 nm) · (307) 899-3493 · [email protected]
- Luanna Joy Atnip private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Cody, WY (41 nm) · (307) 250-7053 · [email protected]
- Alejandro Anduze private pilot (proficiency) · Billings Flying Service, Inc. · Billings, MT (48 nm) · (561) 667-8192 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 10 since 1982, 0 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 Red Lodge 42 aircraft · 39 piston singles, 1 helicopters, 1 drones
- Red Lodge Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 0 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 6,041 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RED.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 26, 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.