123 public-use fields

Montana Airport Density Altitude

Montana has 123 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 98 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KWYS — Yellowstone	West Yellowstone	6,649 ft	9,441 ft ⚠	July
M42 — Russian Flat	Russian Flat	6,336 ft	8,895 ft ⚠	July
4U9 — Dell Flight Strip	Dell	6,007 ft	8,836 ft ⚠	July
7S4 — Wisdom	Wisdom	6,133 ft	8,721 ft ⚠	July
KRED — Red Lodge	Red Lodge	5,762 ft	8,456 ft ⚠	July
02T — Wise River	Wise River	5,830 ft	8,401 ft ⚠	August
29S — Gardiner	Gardiner	5,286 ft	8,235 ft ⚠	July
KBTM — Bert Mooney	Butte	5,551 ft	8,206 ft ⚠	July
KEKS — Ennis Big Sky	Ennis	5,433 ft	8,153 ft ⚠	July
3U7 — Benchmark	Augusta	5,434 ft	7,897 ft ▲	July
KDLN — Dillon	Dillon	5,245 ft	7,877 ft ▲	July
9U1 — Wilsall	Wilsall	5,140 ft	7,845 ft ▲	July
U05 — Riddick Field	Philipsburg	5,219 ft	7,774 ft ▲	July
3U3 — Bowman Field	Anaconda	5,034 ft	7,663 ft ▲	July
7S6 — White Sulphur Springs	White Sulphur Springs	5,065 ft	7,635 ft ▲	July
3U9 — Boulder	Boulder	4,968 ft	7,571 ft ▲	July
KRVF — Ruby Valley Field	Twin Bridges	4,789 ft	7,486 ft ▲	July
KLVM — Mission Field	Livingston	4,659 ft	7,388 ft ▲	July
6S0 — Big Timber At Howard Field	Big Timber	4,494 ft	7,217 ft ▲	July
KBZN — Bozeman Yellowstone International	Bozeman	4,473 ft	7,144 ft ▲	July
S69 — Lincoln	Lincoln	4,603 ft	7,057 ft ▲	July
38S — Deer Lodge-City-County	Deer Lodge	4,693 ft	7,052 ft ▲	August
8U2 — Schafer /Usfs/	Schafer	4,856 ft	6,922 ft ▲	August
M26 — Drummond	Drummond	4,245 ft	6,904 ft ▲	July
KHWQ — Wheatland County At Harlowton	Harlowton	4,312 ft	6,860 ft ▲	July
S64 — Stanford/Biggerstaff Field	Stanford	4,328 ft	6,753 ft ▲	August
23S — Seeley Lake	Seeley Lake	4,256 ft	6,750 ft ▲	July
4U7 — West Fork Lodge	Conner	4,249 ft	6,681 ft ▲	July
8S0 — Starr-Browning Airstrip	Browning	4,657 ft	6,680 ft ▲	August
9S5 — Three Forks	Three Forks	4,089 ft	6,637 ft ▲	July
3U5 — Augusta	Augusta	4,145 ft	6,567 ft ▲	July
KLWT — Lewistown Municipal	Lewistown	4,170 ft	6,549 ft ▲	July
KHLN — Helena Regional	Helena	3,877 ft	6,464 ft ▲	July
H28 — Whetstone International	Port Of Del Bonita	4,336 ft	6,411 ft ▲	July
6S1 — Bridger Municipal	Bridger	3,720 ft	6,339 ft ▲	July
8U8 — Townsend	Townsend	3,897 ft	6,326 ft ▲	July
KCII — Choteau	Choteau	3,947 ft	6,302 ft ▲	July
KBIL — Billings Logan International	Billings	3,662 ft	6,275 ft ▲	July
8U9 — Canyon Ferry	Townsend	3,840 ft	6,257 ft ▲	July
8U0 — Ryegate	Ryegate	3,689 ft	6,218 ft ▲	July
5U5 — Fairfield	Fairfield	3,991 ft	6,217 ft ▲	July
KRPX — Roundup	Roundup	3,490 ft	6,162 ft ▲	July
6S8 — Laurel Municipal	Laurel	3,543 ft	6,130 ft ▲	July
0S1 — Meadow Creek Usfs	Meadow Creek	3,993 ft	6,128 ft ▲	July
7S7 — Valier	Valier	3,826 ft	6,125 ft ▲	July
KGTF — Great Falls International	Great Falls	3,680 ft	6,117 ft ▲	July
32S — Stevensville	Stevensville	3,614 ft	6,097 ft ▲	July
KCTB — Cut Bank International	Cut Bank	3,858 ft	6,085 ft ▲	July
80S — Lavina	Lavina	3,512 ft	6,075 ft ▲	July
6S3 — Woltermann Meml	Columbus	3,578 ft	6,059 ft ▲	July
KHRF — Ravalli County	Hamilton	3,636 ft	6,045 ft ▲	July
00F — Broadus	Broadus	3,282 ft	6,023 ft ▲	July
5U1 — Dutton	Dutton	3,699 ft	6,019 ft ▲	July
97M — Ekalaka	Ekalaka	3,505 ft	5,982 ft ▲	July
8U4 — Spotted Bear /Usfs/	Spotted Bear	3,672 ft	5,956 ft ▲	July
5U0 — Denton	Denton	3,594 ft	5,952 ft ▲	July
1M6 — Stevens Ranch	Ashland	3,300 ft	5,908 ft ▲	July
5U7 — Fort Smith Landing Strip	Fort Smith	3,242 ft	5,855 ft ▲	July
M46 — Colstrip	Colstrip	3,428 ft	5,853 ft ▲	July
7S8 — Ross International	Sweetgrass	3,553 ft	5,848 ft ▲	July
S01 — Conrad	Conrad	3,548 ft	5,842 ft ▲	July
RC0 — Rock Creek	Clinton	3,547 ft	5,816 ft ▲	July
S04 — Condon Usfs	Condon	3,686 ft	5,755 ft ▲	July
8U1 — Sand Springs Strip	Sand Springs	3,180 ft	5,726 ft ▲	July
00U — Big Horn County	Hardin	3,025 ft	5,706 ft ▲	July
KSBX — Shelby	Shelby	3,443 ft	5,702 ft ▲	July
9S7 — Winifred	Winifred	3,354 ft	5,660 ft ▲	July
5U8 — Geraldine	Geraldine	3,185 ft	5,636 ft ▲	July
KMSO — Missoula Montana	Missoula	3,206 ft	5,607 ft ▲	July
WH0 — Woodhawk	Winifred	3,100 ft	5,539 ft ▲	July
3U4 — St Labre Mission	Ashland	2,909 ft	5,511 ft ▲	July
S00 — Opheim	Opheim	3,264 ft	5,430 ft ▲	August
CW0 — Cow Creek	Winifred	3,300 ft	5,419 ft ▲	July
BB0 — Black Butte North	Winifred	3,150 ft	5,413 ft ▲	July
6U6 — Hogeland	Hogeland	3,139 ft	5,411 ft ▲	August
KLTY — Liberty County	Chester	3,185 ft	5,407 ft ▲	July
52S — St Ignatius	St Ignatius	3,006 ft	5,401 ft ▲	July
B70 — Tiber Dam	Tiber Dam	3,023 ft	5,379 ft ▲	July
7S2 — Winnett	Winnett	2,989 ft	5,368 ft ▲	July
BW8 — Bullwhacker	Winifred	3,100 ft	5,352 ft ▲	July
MT3 — Knox Ridge	Winifred	2,950 ft	5,339 ft ▲	July
KBHK — Baker Municipal	Baker	2,981 ft	5,334 ft ▲	July
7S0 — Ronan	Ronan	3,086 ft	5,304 ft ▲	July
9U0 — Turner	Turner	3,051 ft	5,304 ft ▲	August
9S4 — Mineral County	Superior	2,787 ft	5,285 ft ▲	July
79S — Fort Benton	Fort Benton	2,869 ft	5,258 ft ▲	July
LC0 — Left Coulee	Winifred	3,150 ft	5,236 ft ▲	July
53U — Ferndale Airfield	Bigfork	3,072 ft	5,227 ft ▲	July
1S3 — Tillitt Field	Forsyth	2,729 ft	5,185 ft ▲	July
58S — Whitefish	Whitefish	3,066 ft	5,146 ft ▲	July
KGPI — Glacier Park International	Kalispell	2,977 ft	5,135 ft ▲	July
8S1 — Polson	Polson	2,941 ft	5,128 ft ▲	July
KMLS — Frank Wiley Field	Miles City	2,634 ft	5,112 ft ▲	July
KJDN — Jordan	Jordan	2,667 ft	5,085 ft ▲	July
6U7 — Hysham	Hysham	2,624 ft	5,033 ft ▲	July
S27 — Kalispell City	Kalispell	2,932 ft	5,026 ft ▲	August
88M — Eureka	Eureka	2,672 ft	5,025 ft ▲	July
3U8 — Big Sandy	Big Sandy	2,699 ft	5,022 ft ▲	July
S59 — Libby	Libby	2,605 ft	4,944 ft	July
S09 — Hot Springs	Hot Springs	2,763 ft	4,924 ft	July
48S — Harlem	Harlem	2,643 ft	4,899 ft	July
KHVR — Havre City-County	Havre	2,591 ft	4,884 ft	July
KGDV — Dawson Community	Glendive	2,458 ft	4,838 ft	July
S34 — Plains	Plains	2,467 ft	4,788 ft	August
4U6 — Circle Town County	Circle	2,441 ft	4,781 ft	July
KTHM — Thompson Falls	Thompson Falls	2,467 ft	4,770 ft	July
7U8 — Richey	Richey	2,494 ft	4,718 ft	July
37S — Fort Peck	Fort Peck	2,290 ft	4,688 ft	July
8U3 — Scobey Border Station/East Poplar International	Scobey	2,501 ft	4,678 ft	August
8U6 — Terry	Terry	2,283 ft	4,649 ft	July
9S2 — Scobey	Scobey	2,434 ft	4,597 ft	August
S71 — Edgar G Obie	Chinook	2,416 ft	4,581 ft	July
L51 — Heller Farm	Winifred	2,304 ft	4,554 ft	July
KGGW — Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County	Glasgow	2,296 ft	4,508 ft	July
M75 — Malta	Malta	2,254 ft	4,505 ft	July
5U6 — Fairview	Fairview	2,152 ft	4,399 ft	July
KPWD — Sher-Wood	Plentywood	2,264 ft	4,274 ft	August
6U5 — Hinsdale	Hinsdale	2,220 ft	4,251 ft	July
57S — Troy	Troy	2,017 ft	4,241 ft	July
KOLF — L M Clayton	Wolf Point	1,989 ft	4,201 ft	July
KSDY — Sidney-Richland Regional	Sidney	1,985 ft	4,196 ft	July
S85 — Big Sky Field	Culbertson	1,953 ft	4,151 ft	July
PO1 — Poplar Municipal	Poplar	2,037 ft	4,077 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Montana airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Yellowstone (KWYS) tops the list: from 6,649 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 9,441 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Montana?

Yellowstone (KWYS) at 6,649 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.