FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RED |
| Lat/Long: | 45-11-05.4000N 109-15-27.7550W 45-11.090000N 109-15.462583W 45.1848333,-109.2577097 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5762 ft. / 1756.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of RED LODGE, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59068 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT VASI 16; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CODr326/36.1 | | CODY VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:H24 CREDIT CARD; AVBLTY - 715-781-7054. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition EDGE CRACKING & ERODING; LOOSE SFC GRVL. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 4.0 | | Double wheel: | 6.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | FADED. |
| Operational restrictions: | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; PILOTS REQSTD TO; RWY 16 ARR FLY DNWND AT TFC PAT ALT OVR BLUFF E OF DOWNTOWN & WHEN SAFE & PRACTICAL FLY HIGH ANGLE FINAL APP SLP; RWY 34 DEP, MNVR ON UPWIND TO W OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF ARPT AS SOON AS SAFE & PRACTICAL; RWY 34 ARR, FLY DNWND W OF RESIDENTIAL AREA W. CROSSWIND GRASS STRIPS; LIMIT OPNS TO/FROM XWIND GRASS STRIPS & FLY STD TFC PATTERNS AT TPA TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS UPON CITY DOWNTOWN & RESIDENTIAL AREAS IMMEDIATELY E OF ARPT. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-11.418667N | | 45-10.761333N |
| Longitude: | 109-15.484500W | | 109-15.440667W |
| Elevation: | 5696.8 ft. | | 5762.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 177 true | | 342 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 408 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. road, 288 ft. from runway, 50 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear +4 FT FENCE & +10 FT ROAD 100-110 FT RIGHT X CNTRLN 288 FT FM THR. -400 FT TRRN DROPOFF 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RED LODGE- CARBON CO P.O. BOX 887 RED LODGE, MT 59068 Phone 406-446-1595 |
| Manager: | JEFFREY WISE PO BOX 887 RED LODGE, MT 59068 Phone 406-425-3143 |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | AUTOMATED UNICOM: 2 CLICKS ON 122.725. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
| - | COND UNMNT; SEE HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV OR FOR CURRENT RWY COND - AMGR. |
| - | GRASS STRIP OPS; FLY STD TFC PAT ALT; LMT OPS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KRED.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (38 nm NE)
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (38 nm SE)
KCOD - Yellowstone Regional Airport (41 nm S)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (48 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Maria Guy
Photo taken 10-Oct-2010
looking north east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Red Lodge Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 02-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2025 15:08:48 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 02-Dec-2025 08:08:48 |
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| METAR |
KPOY 27nm SE | 021455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 M01/M11 A2976 RMK AO2
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KU68 38nm SE | 021455Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM SCT048 BKN050 OVC065 M02/M08 A2981 RMK AO2
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KCOD 41nm S | 021456Z AUTO 26018G30KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 26030/1447 SLP092 T00281078 50001 $
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KBIL 47nm NE | 021459Z 24007KT 10SM OVC060 M01/M04 A2976 RMK AO2 T10061044
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K6S0 48nm NW | 021455Z AUTO 25012KT 10SM OVC045 03/M04 A2978 RMK A01
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