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H28 · Whetstone International Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID H28 Elev 4,336 ft Lat 48° 59.89' N Lon 112° 47.35' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,440 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 4,440 ft 65 ft TURF-G No —
25 239° 4,440 ft 65 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. +4 FT PARL FENCES 44 FT L & R FULL LEN.
  • ·THR MKD BY DOUBLE CONES; EDGE MKD BY WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT.
  • ·THR MKD BY DOUBLE CONES; EDGE MKD BY WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT.
  • ·PLINE MKD WITH RED BALLS.
  • ·FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-05-05 Stinson 108-3 · Other · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Heckman Whitefish MT 70 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 70 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 77 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 137 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 137 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 156 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 176 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 178 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 186 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 195 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Earl Geiger Jr Cut Bank MT 28 nm
Jerry Leroy Larson Jr Shelby MT 47 nm
Tyler Garry Mallett Shelby MT 47 nm
Terrence Mckean Butters Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
Robert Murray Cherot Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
James Caesar Bulera Jr Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
James Webster Sherwood Iv Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
Dennis William Susens Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
Perry Lee Brown Jr Columbia Falls MT 67 nm
Daniel Robert Elder Columbia Falls MT 67 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Charles Thronson Babb MT 27 nm
Gary Lynn Nevins Browning MT 28 nm
Richard Earl Geiger Jr Cut Bank MT 28 nm
Sidney Gordon Brandon Cut Bank MT 28 nm
Arnold Aldon Lindberg Cut Bank MT 28 nm
David Joseph Ries Cut Bank MT 28 nm
Tyler Garry Mallett Shelby MT 47 nm
Jon Charles Peterson Shelby MT 47 nm
Scott Joseph Hemmer Shelby MT 47 nm
Barry Anders Mills Conrad MT 60 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 29 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 104 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 135 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 177 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 194 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 203 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 204 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 205 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 345 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 360 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.