Kalispell City Airport
S27 · Kalispell, Montana · Flathead County · map
Kalispell City Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Kalispell, 1 mile south of Kalispell, Montana, 2,932 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,600 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 35 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Kalispell City Airport?
Its FAA code is S27.
Where is Kalispell City Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Kalispell, Montana, 2,932 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Kalispell City Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,600 feet long, asphalt.
Does Kalispell City Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Kalispell City Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Kalispell City Airport?
13 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Sierra Sky Aviation LLC and Flywyo LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Kalispell City Airport?
3 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 Kalispell City Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S27
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Kalispell
- Elevation
- 2,932 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 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
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,600 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 13: threshold displaced 450 ft, road 15 ft high 280 ft from the end
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 155 ft, road 15 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aerial surveying, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Glacier Park International (8 nm north), Polson Airport (29 nm south), Ronan Airport (38 nm south).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency
- 48 feet tree 150 feet from end of runway 120 feet L of centerline.
- Unlighted.
- Lighted threshold relocated for night operations; 3445 feet of runway 13/31 lighted at night.
- Two 80 feet poles 1400 feet from runway end 150 feet R and 520 feet R of centerline; two 80 feet poles 1650 feet from runway end 15 feet R and 385 feet R of centerline; 15:1 approach slope.
- Ultralights, paja and bln act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 400 feet unlighted tower 3 MI east.
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 | 34 |
| other | 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 28,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 5,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,000 |
| general aviation, local | 12,000 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Kalispell from the FAA register
1,280 aircraft are registered to owners in Kalispell, Montana: 905 piston singles, 103 piston twins, 103 helicopters, 79 turboprops, 53 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 13, all in Montana):
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away Sierra Sky Aviation is a flight school based in Truckee, California, offering certified flight instruction for private, instrument, and commercial pilot certificates.
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away Western Wyoming Aviation Services is a flight school based in Kalispell, Montana that offers pilot training from introductory flights through private pilot certification and advanced ratings including instrument and commercial certificates.
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Big Sky Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Caddis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Double 07 Mike Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Frequent Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Kaitooth Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Odyssey Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Redtail Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
- Resort Region Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away Resort Region Flying Club is a membership-owned flying club located at Detroit Lakes Airport in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
- Romilda Vane Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell, 9 miles away
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (8 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 (8 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [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 (14 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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 · 18 since 1982, 2 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 1,280 aircraft · 905 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
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · flight school
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Red Eagle Aviation INC · repair station
- Rocky Mountain Avionics, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 2 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/S27.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.