Hot Springs Airport
S09 · Hot Springs, Montana · Sanders County · map
Hot Springs Airport is a public-use airport owned by Sanders County, 2 miles east of Hot Springs, Montana, 2,763 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,550 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Hot Springs Airport?
Its FAA code is S09.
Where is Hot Springs Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Hot Springs, Montana, 2,763 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hot Springs Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,550 feet long, asphalt.
Does Hot Springs Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hot Springs Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 6 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 Hot Springs Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S09
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sanders County
- Elevation
- 2,763 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1945
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,550 × 45 ft | Asphalt, excellent |
- Runway 06: tank 12 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 24: threshold displaced 411 ft, road 6 ft high 245 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Plains Airport (15 nm southwest), Polson Airport (18 nm east), Ronan Airport (21 nm east), Kalispell City Airport (36 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Plains Airport (15 nm southwest), Polson Airport (18 nm east), Ronan Airport (21 nm east), Thompson Falls Airport (27 nm west).
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
- Prior to 1959.
- Occasional snow removal.
- 4 feet fence 160 feet from runway end.
- 10 feet bush 143 feet from runway end 40 feet R; 9 feet hill 69 feet from runway end 80 feet L.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hot Springs from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Hot Springs, Montana: 2 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 parachute rigger examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (44 nm) · (619) 251-0113 · [email protected]
- Perry Lee Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Backcountry Flying Experiences · Kalispell, MT (44 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [email protected]
- Timothy Franklin Mead private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Missoula, MT (47 nm) · (406) 499-4321 · [email protected]
- James Arthur Heckman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Whitefish, MT (49 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
All 16 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 1 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 Hot Springs 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Grigg Apiaries INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 6,045 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S09.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 27, 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.