Helena Regional Airport Explained

Helena Regional Airport
Image2-Width:	250
Iata:	HLN
Icao:	KHLN
Faa:	HLN
Type:	Public
Owner:	Helena Regional Airport Authority
City-Served:	Helena, Montana
Elevation-F:	3,877
Elevation-M:	1,182
Website:	HelenaAirport.com
Coordinates:	46.6067°N -111.9828°W
Image Mapsize:	300
Image Map Caption:	FAA airport diagram
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	10
Mapframe-Wikidata:	yes
R1-Number:	9/27
R1-Length-F:	9,000
R1-Length-M:	2,743
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
R2-Number:	5/23
R2-Length-F:	4,644
R2-Length-M:	1,415
R2-Surface:	Asphalt
R3-Number:	16/34
R3-Length-F:	2,989
R3-Length-M:	911
R3-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2020
Stat1-Header:	Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:	33,402
Stat2-Header:	Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:	237
Footnotes:	Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Helena Regional Airport is a public airport two miles northeast of Helena, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Helena Regional Airport Authority.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).^[2] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 82,673 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2022,^[3] 82,673 in 2022.^[4]

Facilities

Helena Regional Airport covers 1,224 acres (495 ha) at an elevation of 3,877 feet (1,182 m). It has three asphalt runways: 9/27 is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m); 5/23 is 4,644 by 75 feet (1,415 x 23 m); 16/34 is 2,989 by 75 feet (911 x 23 m).

In 2013 the airport had 38,877 aircraft operations, average 106 per day: 68% general aviation, 14% military, 14% air taxi, and 4% airline. 137 aircraft were then based at the airport: 74% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet, 3% helicopter, 2% ultralight, and 5% military.

Airlines and destinations

Top destinations

Top ten busiest domestic routes from HLN
(November 2021 - October 2022)^[5] ! Rank! City! Passengers! Carriers

1	Salt Lake City, UT	40,000	Delta
2	Denver, CO	23,000	United
3	Seattle/Tacoma, WA	21,000	Alaska

See also

• Montana World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Montana

External links

• Helena Regional Airport, official site

Notes and References

1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 .
3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
5. Web site: RITA BTS Transtats. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130315124821/http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=HLN&Airport_Name=Helena,%20MT:%20Helena%20Regional&carrier=FACTS . 2013-03-15 .