Elk Meadows Ranch Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 46-32-09.0000N (46.535833)
Longitude: 
 111-29-56.0000W (-111.498889)
Elevation: 
 4066.0 feet MSL (1239 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. N of Townsend, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
BILL WALDRON
2584 HWY 284
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
(406) 980-1633		 WILLIAM WALDRON & ESTHER SUHR
2584 HWY 284
TOWNSEND, MT 59644
406-980-1701

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/2010
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 5066 feet (1544 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Great Falls(GTF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8MT4

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    20.4 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 282 270 100, 100LL, Jet A
    24.4 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 95 84 100LL
    39.6 Three Forks Airport
    (9S5)    		 184 173 100LL
    47.8 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 162 151 100, 100LL, Jet A
    53.1 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 260 248 100LL, Jet A
    54.1 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 230 218 100, 100LL, Jet A
    57.0 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 5 353 100LL, Jet A
    61.2 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 248 236 100LL, Jet A
    63.7 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
    (S64)    		 54 43 100LL
    66.5 Mission Field Airport
    (LVM KLVM LVM)    		 138 127 100LL, Jet A
    75.9 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 184 173 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    76.9 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
    (6S0)    		 124 113 100LL, Jet A
    82.2 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 340 328 100LL, Jet A
    86.0 Fort Benton Airport
    (79S)    		 23 12 100LL
    88.5 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 210 198 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    88.8 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 296 284 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    89.0 Lewistown Municipal Airport
    (LWT KLWT LWT)    		 69 58 100, 100LL, Jet A
    89.9 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 295 283 MOGAS
    94.5 Gardiner Airport
    (29S)    		 160 149 100ll Jet A
    99.9 Conrad Airport
    (S01)    		 348 336 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 PLEASE PLACE ON AERONAUTICAL CHARTS.
    A110-2 TKOF FM RY 23 ONLY AND LAND ON RY 05 ONLY.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A14 ESTHER SUHR 406-980-1687 ESUHR@MT.NET
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS AND PVT USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05/23
    Longest Runway: 05/23 is 2200 ft (671 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8MT4 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 05/23  2200 ft x 50 ft (671 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/13/2009
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 05

    Runway 23
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINES
    Object Height: 
    		 30
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 0

    Services

    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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