AirNav: 2MT0 - Bates Airstrip

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Bates Airstrip
Kalispell, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	2MT0
Lat/Long:	48-18-00.0000N 114-24-49.0000W 48-18.000000N 114-24.816667W 48.3000000,-114.4136111 (estimated)
Elevation:	3110 ft. / 948 m (estimated)
From city:	7 miles NW of KALISPELL, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59937

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2006
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at GPI (6 nm E):

132.625 (406-233-0175)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FCAr280/10.8		KALISPELL VOR/DME		113.20		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SMITH LAKE		354/11.7		515		15E		SAK	... .- -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. pline, 50 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BYRON BATES 5617 S 6TH WAY RIDGEFIELD, WA 98642 Phone 360-904-5981
Manager:	BYRON BATES 5617 S 6TH WAY RIDGEFIELD, WA 98642 Phone 360-904-5981

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES CHARTING.
-	LND RY 20, TKOF RY 02, RY 20 HAS 25 FT GRADE UP HILL.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2MT0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (6 nm E)
8S1 - Polson Airport (37 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (43 nm W)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (46 nm S)
65S - Boundary County Airport (79 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:27	13:27
Sunrise	07:58	13:58
Sunset	19:37	01:37
Evening civil twilight	20:08	02:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Mar-2026 23:34:37
Local (UTC-6)	12-Mar-2026 17:34:37

METAR

KGPI
6nm E

122322Z 23007KT 1/2SM SN FG VV014 00/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SNB2258 P0000 T00001011

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