Ravalli County Airport Explained

Ravalli County Airport
Faa:HRF
Type:Public
Owner:Ravalli County
City-Served:Hamilton, Montana
Elevation-F:3,636
Coordinates:46.2514°N -114.1256°W
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Montana
Pushpin Label:HRF
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:5,200
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:23,600
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:98
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ravalli County Airport is a public use airport in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. It is owned by Ravalli County and located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Hamilton, Montana. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Ravalli County Airport covers an area of 439 acres (178 ha) at an elevation of 3,636 feet (1,108 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway designated 17/35, measuring 5,200 by 75 feet (1,585 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2019, the airport had 23,600 aircraft operations, an average of approximately 64 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% air taxi. At that time there were 98 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 9.2% multi-engine, 2% glider, 7% helicopter, and 2% jet.

Choice Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO), offer fuel, flight instruction, aircraft/hangar rental, and other services including backcountry flights into the Selway Wilderness areas.

406 Airframes Inc. provides aircraft structural repair and modifications.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023
  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.