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KHLN Helena Regional Airport
Helena, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: HLN
Lat/Long: 46-36-24.5000N / 111-58-57.9000W
46-36.408333N / 111-58.965000W
46.6068056 / -111.9827500
(estimated)
Elevation: 3877 ft. / 1181.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (1990)
From city: 2 miles NE of HELENA, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59601

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: GREAT FALLS
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HLN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0500-0100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27, MIRL RYS 05/23 & 16/34, REIL RY 09, MALSR RY 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, LNDG FEE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL ACFT & ALL ACFT OVER 10000 LBS.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
Airline operations: ARFF COVERAGE PRVDD FOR SKED PART 121 ACRS ONLY EXCP WITH PRIOR APPROVAL - CALL 406-442-2821.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.3
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 120.4
WX ASOS: PHONE 406-443-4317
HELENA GROUND: 121.9 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN]
HELENA TOWER: 118.3 257.8 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN]
HELENA APPROACH: 119.5 229.4 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN]
HELENA DEPARTURE: 119.5 229.4 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN]
ANG-OPNS: 321.45
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
FS: 122.1R
NG-OPNS: 126.2 40.65FM
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (BUTTE RCAG) WHEN HELENA APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HLNr254/1.2HELENA VORTAC117.7016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAPITOL254/1.933516ECVP -.-. ...- .--.
HAUSER268/9.538616EHAU .... .- ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 100LL 80 JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 9000 x 150 ft. / 2743 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 100.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 250.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 46-36.504812N46-36.179332N
Longitude: 111-59.861317W111-57.765942W
Elevation: 3863.6 ft.3844.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 086 magnetic, 102 true266 magnetic, 282 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 6 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline
+6' GND 0-200' FM RY END 350' R.		none

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4644 x 75 ft. / 1415 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 46-36.335935N46-36.643565N
Longitude: 111-59.846578W111-58.832258W
Elevation: 3877.0 ft.3819.5 ft.
Gradient: 1.2%1.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 066 true230 magnetic, 246 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 22 ft. road, 425 ft. from runway, 136 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear8 ft. fence, marked, 550 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2989 x 75 ft. / 911 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 46-36.730377N46-36.238777N
Longitude: 111-58.846383W111-58.838182W
Elevation: 3811.8 ft.3862.2 ft.
Gradient: 1.7%1.7%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 179 true343 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: none4 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway
+4' GND 0-200' FM RY END 0-125' L & R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HELENA REG ARPT AUTH
2850 SKYWAY DR
HELENA, MT 59601
Phone 406-442-2821
Manager: RON MERCER
2850 SKYWAY DR
HELENA, MT 59601
Phone 406-442-2821

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 268
Single engine airplanes: 197
Multi engine airplanes: 37
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 8
Ultralights: 6
Military aircraft: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 153/day *
33% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
20% air taxi
13% military
2% commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007

Additional Remarks

- FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
- RY 16/34 & RY 05/23 (EXCP BTN TWY F & RY 09/27) NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER USE BY ACFT WITH GTR THAN 30 PSGR SEATS.
- TWYS A, B, AND C (BTN TWY A & RY 34) NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER USE BY ACFT WITH GTR THAN 30 PSGR SEATS.
- ARNG - OPR 1400-0030Z++ MON-FRI, EXC HOL. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TAXIING, AASF RAMP NOT STRESSED FOR LARGE ACFT. CTC FLT OPS FOR RAMP ADVSY 126.2, DSN 324-3055/56, C406-324-3055/56. NO TRANS SVC SAT, SUN, HOL OR AFTER 2300Z++ MON-FRI.
- FUEL - A, J8 (C406-442-2190. SVC FEE $50.) (NC-80, 100, 100LL)

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 27   download (511KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (360KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (351KB)
LOC/DME BC-C   download (423KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-B   download (408KB)
VOR-A   download (362KB)
NDB OR GPS-D   download (482KB)
COPTER VOR 251   download (183KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
 
Departure Procedures
HELENA TWO   download (95KB)
SIEBE TWO   download (111KB)
STAKK TWO   download (295KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (45 nm SW)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (46 nm SW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (58 nm NE)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (61 nm SE)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (63 nm NE)
  
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Area around KHLN (Helena Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KHLN (Helena Regional Airport)
Photo by Morrison Maierle, provided courtesy of the Helena Regional Airport Authority
Photo taken 02-Aug-2006
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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From to KHLN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2011:20
Sunrise05:5611:56
Sunset20:5302:53
Evening civil twilight21:2803:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:32:33
Local (UTC-6)  13-May-2008 14:32:33
 
METAR
KHLN 131953Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT110 14/00 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01440000
TAF
KHLN 131748Z 131818 25011KT P6SM SCT200 FM2000 27016KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150 FM0200 26007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM0800 VRB06KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 FM1400 28014KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Exec Air Montana 406-442-2190
800-513-2190
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
U.S. Customs Service   Hertz   Cessna Service Center  
 
More info about Exec Air Montana
Phillips 66


FS 
 100LL 
$4.70 
Jet A 
$5.20 
 Updated 03-Apr-2008
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Beck's Helena U-Pump 406-431-8640
 no information available

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SS 
 100LL 
$3.95 
 
 Updated 30-Apr-2008
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Helena Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Helena Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KHLN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT HELENA 1.5 80-150
HELENA DAYS INN 1.5 80-90
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - HELENA 1.3 98-119
RED LION COLONIAL HOTEL 1.4 109-169
SHILO INN HELENA 1.5 64-85
HAMPTON INN HELENA MT 3.2 116-129
 

Other hotels near Helena Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN HELENA 1.3 68-105
SUPER 8 MOTEL - HELENA 1.5 61-75
COMFORT INN HELENA 1.5 85-110
GUESTHOUSE INN HELENA 1.5 67-129
JORGENSON INN AND SUITES 1.8 60-94
BEST WESTERN HELENA 2.7 111-153
PARK PLAZA LODGE HELENA 3.0 89-90
ELKHORN MOUNTAIN INN 4.9 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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13 in Helena
 

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