Ruby Valley Field
RVF · KRVF · Twin Bridges, Montana · Madison County · map
Ruby Valley Field is a public-use airport owned by Madison CO, 2 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana, 4,789 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 14 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,750 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Ruby Valley Field?
Its FAA code is RVF, and its ICAO code is KRVF.
Where is Ruby Valley Field?
It is 2 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana, 4,789 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ruby Valley Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 6,000 feet long.
Does Ruby Valley Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ruby Valley Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ruby Valley Field?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 Ruby Valley Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RVF · ICAO KRVF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Madison CO
- Elevation
- 4,789 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 6,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 2,866 × 100 ft | Grass and dirt, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Rvf and aWOS-3PT | 119.025 | |
| Bozeman and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 406-684-5285.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dillon Airport (20 nm southwest), Bert Mooney Airport (26 nm north), Ennis Big Sky Airport (32 nm southeast).
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 PAPI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Deer and antelope on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 195 feet tall tower 1.4 NM 'NE' of runway 17 threshold.
- Afld surface condition unmonitored.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 13 |
| jets | 1 |
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 2,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 1,100 |
| 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 Twin Bridges from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Twin Bridges, Montana: 7 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop. 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
Repair stations in Twin Bridges:
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 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. 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 Twin Bridges 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 turboprops
- Ruby Valley Aviation LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 6 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/RVF.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.