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MT89 Sands Airport
Kalispell, Montana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MT89
Lat/Long: 48-15-28.3950N 114-10-24.3000W
48-15.473250N 114-10.405000W
48.2578875,-114.1734167
(estimated)
Elevation: 3003 ft. / 915 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles NE of KALISPELL, MT
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59901

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2020
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at GPI (5 nm NW): 132.625 (406-233-0175)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr344/2.6KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SMITH LAKE037/14.651515ESAK ... .- -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 1900 x 28 ft. / 579 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 48-15.335000N48-15.611500N
Longitude: 114-10.514000W114-10.296000W
Elevation: 2981.0 ft.3001.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightright

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 25 x 15 ft. / 8 x 5 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 48-15.599000N
Longitude: 114-10.338833W
Elevation: 3003.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TOM SANDS
1313 AUSTIN CROSSROAD
COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912
Phone 406-261-6481
Manager: TOM SANDS
1313 AUSTIN CROSSROAD
COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912
Phone 406-261-6481
TOM@SANDSSURVEYING.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MT89.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (5 nm NW)
8S1 - Polson Airport (34 nm S)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (42 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (53 nm W)
KCTB - Cut Bank International Airport (75 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:4814:48
Sunrise08:2415:24
Sunset16:4323:43
Evening civil twilight17:1900:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Dec-2025 19:59:24
Local (UTC-7)  18-Dec-2025 12:59:24
 
METAR
KGPI 
5nm NW 		181855Z 17010KT 10SM FEW080 03/M05 A2979 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP105 T00281050
TAF
KGPI 
5nm NW 		181724Z 1818/1918 17008KT P6SM OVC050 FM182100 18009KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM190100 18006KT 2SM -SN BR SCT020 OVC030 FM190400 18011KT 6SM -RASN BR OVC030 FM190900 21018G30KT P6SM -RA BKN020
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