KBZN · Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
ICAO · US · 43 NTSB events
Live conditions
—METAR
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
8 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,994 ft. Max gradient: 0.71%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 136° | 8,994 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.42% |
| 30 | 316° | 8,994 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.42% |
| 11 | 136° | 5,050 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | Yes | 0.39% |
| 29 | 316° | 5,050 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | Yes | 0.39% |
| 11G | 136° | 2,802 ft | 80 ft | GRS | No | 0.39% |
| 29G | 316° | 2,802 ft | 80 ft | GRS | No | 0.39% |
| 03 | 046° | 2,650 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | 0.71% |
| 21 | 226° | 2,650 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | 0.71% |
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).
Communications · 7 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 135.425
- GND GND 121.800
- TWR BOZEMAN TWR 118.200
- CTAF CTAF 118.200
- CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 132.400
- RDO GREAT FALLS RDO 122.500
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KBZN on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB BZ
Manni
0.27 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- VOR-DME BZN
Bozeman
112.40 MHz · DME 112.40 · LO · HIGH
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Watch for
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (3)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30; MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Birds invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1130–0800Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1130–0800Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
- ·MONTANA 97 BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTL (BZN)(KBZN) 7 NW UTC–7(–6DT) N45º46.63´ W111º09.02´ 4473 B Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE BZN MON Airport RWY 12–30: H8994X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1410 F/A/X/U HIRL RWY 12: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.2º TCH 50´.
- ·RWY 11–29: H5050X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–12.5 PCR 260 F/A/X/U MIRL 0.4% up E RWY 11: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
- ·RWY 29: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
- ·RWY 11G–29G: 2802X80 (TURF) 0.3% up E RWY 03–21: H2650X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–12.5 PCR 465 F/A/X/U 0.7% up SW LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 12 03–21 6841
- ·RWY 03: TORA–2650 TODA–2650 ASDA–2650 LDA–2650 RWY 11: TORA–5050 TODA–5050 ASDA–5050 LDA–5050 RWY 12: TORA–8994 TODA–8994 ASDA–8994 LDA–8994 RWY 21: TORA–2650 TODA–2650 ASDA–2650 LDA–2650 RWY 29: TORA–5050 TODA–5050 ASDA–5050 LDA–5050 RWY 30: TORA–8994 TODA–8994 ASDA–8994 LDA–8994
- ·PAPI Rwy 12 and 30 opr consly.
- ·Noise: training traffic–check voluntary noise abatement pro.
- ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 12.
- ·Student trng act wi 15 mi.
- ·Rwy 12 Arr/Dep ops when wind less than 10 kt; otr rwy may be used; expc delay.
- ·Rwy 11G–29G 240´ S of Rwy 11–29; avbl when dry with ATC apvl.
- ·Rwy 11G–29G mrkd with cones.
- ·Rwy 21 lctd btn Rwy 12–30 and Twy A; avbl gtr than 12,500 lb day/VFR only.
- ·Rwy 03 tkof NA until cfmg no tfc using Rwy 12. 180 deg turn NA on trml ramp.
- ·Cold temperature airport.
- ·Altitude correction required at or below –21C.
- ·Customs avbl 1600–2400Z‡ Thu–Mon.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-388-6632
- ·CTAF 118.2 ATIS 135.425 (406–388–4767) UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.5 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®BIG SKY APP/DEP CON 118.975 226.675 (1300–0715Z‡) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 118.975 226.675 (0715–1300Z‡) TOWER 118.2 (1230–0730Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 124.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd ctc Big Sky Apch at 208-364-5860, when ATCT and Apch clsd ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
- ·CLASS D svc 1230–0730Z‡; other times CLASS E.
- ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.4 BZN Chan 71 N45º47.03´ W111º09.33´ at fld. 4436/18E.
- ·VOR unusable: 000º–105º byd 20 NM 106º–180º byd 40 NM 181º–191º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 181º–191º byd 56 NM blo 18,000´ 192º–253º byd 40 NM 254º–264º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 254º–264º byd 48 NM 265º–279º byd 40 NM 295º–314º byd 40 NM 315º–325º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 315º–325º byd 49 NM 326º–359º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 350º–105º byd 20 NM ILS 109.3 I–BZN Rwy 12.
- ·GREAT FALLS H–1E, L–13C IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
43 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
44
since 1982
Fatal
6
13.6% of total
Last 5 years
4
≈ 0.8/yr
Last 10 years
9
≈ 0.9/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 123,911 ops in 2023
2024 total
120,359
10-yr total
987,598
2024 mix
AC/AT 29% · GA 71% · Mil 1%
Events / million ops
9.1
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
1.24
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=9
- Loss of control 5
- Hard landing 1
- Ground collision 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Stall / spin 1
All time · n=43
- Other 12
- Loss of control 9
- Stall / spin 5
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
- Engine failure / power loss 4
- Ground collision 3
- Undershoot / overshoot 2
- Gear-up landing 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in MT
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg | Bozeman | MT | 7 nm |
| Jeffrey Cook | Bozeman | MT | 7 nm |
| Peta Sarah Sheridan | Bozeman | MT | 7 nm |
| Abraham Lloyd Fandrich | Clancy | MT | 54 nm |
| Christopher Lee Farmer | Laurel | MT | 100 nm |
| Kent William Potter | Laurel | MT | 100 nm |
| Daniel Scott Langford | Lewistown | MT | 104 nm |
| Alejandro Anduze | Billings | MT | 109 nm |
| Gregory Bettis | Billings | MT | 109 nm |
| Jerry Kelvin Lay | Billings | MT | 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Scott Chapman | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Thomas Edward Marchwick | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| William Forrest Vance | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Douglas Edward Williams | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Dale Lynn Kinsey | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Jeremy Adam Helfrich | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| David Robert Driscoll | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Kyle Jordan Wardell | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Tucker Kyle Ott | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Grayson Michael Sperry | Belgrade | MT | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Scott Chapman | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Kevin Franklin Kundert | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Thomas Edward Marchwick | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Timothy Hugh Martin | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Theodore Ernest Mathis | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Roger Ivan Stradley | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| William Forrest Vance | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| William Frank Stetzner | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| John Deloyce Houseman | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
| Lucas Emil Wenzinger | Belgrade | MT | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Million Air Bozeman Belgrade, MT | 0 nm |
| Pristine Jets Belgrade, MT | 0 nm |
| JL Aerospace Three Forks, MT | 18 nm |
| Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery Great Falls, MT | 109 nm |
| Pristine Jets Missoula, MT | 140 nm |
| Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC Cut Bank, MT | 177 nm |
| Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC Hayden, ID | 262 nm |
| Skyline Aircraft Maintenance Nampa, ID | 265 nm |
| Atlas Aero Service Casper, WY | 265 nm |
| Natrona Avionics, LLC Casper, WY | 265 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗