Klies Air Strip Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 46-20-46.7470N (46.346319)
Longitude: 
 112-20-37.0550W (-112.343626)
Elevation: 
 6300.0 feet MSL (1920 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NW of Basin, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
FORREST L KLIES
PO BOX 153
BASIN , MT 59631
406-439-0653		 FORREST L KLIES
PO BOX 153
BASIN, MT 59631
406-439-0653

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1989
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 7300 feet (2225 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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 MT43

    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
    17.6 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 278 266 100LL, Jet A
    21.6 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 43 31 100, 100LL, Jet A
    24.3 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 195 183 100, 100LL, Jet A
    24.6 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 242 230 100LL, Jet A
    42.7 Three Forks Airport
    (9S5)    		 130 119 100LL
    59.9 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 80 69 100LL
    60.3 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 124 113 100, 100LL, Jet A
    66.0 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 187 175 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    67.6 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 318 306 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    68.2 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 317 305 MOGAS
    70.5 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 155 144 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    71.5 Stevensville Airport
    (32S)    		 279 266 100LL
    74.0 Ravalli County Airport
    (HRF)    		 266 254 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    79.0 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 29 17 100LL, Jet A
    79.7 Missoula Montana Airport
    (MSO KMSO MSO)    		 296 283 100LL, Jet A-1+
    83.2 West Fork Lodge Airport
    (4U7)    		 250 238 Mogas
    88.0 Mission Field Airport
    (LVM KLVM LVM)    		 115 104 100LL, Jet A
    89.2 Choteau Airport
    (KCII CII)    		 4 352 100LL, Jet A
    97.6 Lemhi County Airport
    (SMN KSMN SMN)    		 221 209 100, Jet A
    99.3 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
    (S64)    		 60 49 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 MOOSE, DEER & ELK FQT THE STRIP.
    A110-2 500' OVRNAT S END OF STRIP RUNNING INTO 100' TREES.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A18 PERSONAL USE.
    A30-11/29 LNDGS TO THE N & TKOFS TO THE S ONLY DUE TO TERRAIN 1500' HIGH 1.2 MILES FM THE RWY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 11/29
    Longest Runway: 11/29 is 2100 ft (640 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MT43 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 11/29  2100 ft x 30 ft (640 m x 9 m)
    Surface:  Turf/Gravel - No special surface treatment

    Runway 11

    Runway 29
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 100
    Distance from End: 
    		 500

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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