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KDLN · Dillon Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KDLN FAA DLN Elev 5,241 ft Lat 45° 15.32' N Lon 112° 33.18' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,501 ft. Max gradient: 1.35% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179° 6,501 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 1.35%
35 359° 6,501 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 1.35%
04 050° 3,600 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.15%
22 230° 3,600 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.15%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.225
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 132.400
  • RDO GREAT FALLS RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KDLN on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 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 PAPI Rwy 17, Rwy 22 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 17, Rwy 22 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 17, Rwy 22 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 17, Rwy 22 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·MONTANA 109 DILLON (DLN)(KDLN) 4 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N45º15.32´ W112º33.15´ 5245 B NOTAM FILE DLN MON Airport RWY 17–35: H6501X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–58, D–106, 2D–129 PCR 328 F/D/X/T MIRL 1.4% up S RWY 17: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H3600X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 5 F/D/Y/U MIRL RWY 04: Road.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·Rwy 35 PAPI unusbl byd 5.0 NM.
  • ·Rwy vis blocked by hngrs/bldgs; cfm otr acft and ops bfr tkof.
  • ·Rwy 17 1000 ft dstc mkrs, Rwy 35 1000 ft dstc mkrs.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-683-5242
  • ·ASOS 135.225 (406) 683–5470.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.2 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 113.0 DLN Chan 77 N45º14.91´ W112º32.83´ at fld. 5257/18E.
  • ·DME unusable: 045º–090º byd 30 NM blo 11,700´ 090º–140º byd 30 NM blo 12,600´ 140º–180º byd 30 NM blo 11,500´ 275º–290º byd 30 NM blo 12,500´ VOR unusable: 016º–070º byd 40 NM 071º–081º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 071º–081º byd 49 NM 082º–101º byd 40 NM 102º–112º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 102º–112º byd 47 NM 113º–216º byd 40 NM 233º–257º byd 40 NM 266º–310º byd 40 NM 345º–353º byd 40 NM DRUMMOND (M26) 3 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N46º37.25´ W113º12.30´ 4245 NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 07–25: 2400X125 (TURF) RWY 07: Road.
  • ·Rwy 07–25 rwy rough due to bunch grass and rodent holes.
  • ·Rwy 07–25 marked with white cones full rwy length.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-303-1230
  • ·CTAF 122.9 RCO 122.6 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) DUTTON (5U1) 1 E UTC–7(–6DT) N47º50.83´ W111º41.90´ 3699 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 16–34: H3130X115 (ASPH–TURF) LIRL(NSTD) 1.1% up S
  • ·LGT Rwy 16–34 NSTD LIRL; rwy edge lgts 55´ W and 70´ E of cntrln.
  • ·Dusk–dawn: 2750´ of rwy lgtd.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 first 2330 ft x 40 ft Rwy 34 asph; edges and rmndr turf.
  • ·Rwy 16 rwy end –6´ depression 102´ fm rwy end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-788-5229
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Great Falls Apch at 406-454-7555.
  • ·EDGAR G OBIE (See CHINOOK on page 101) GREAT FALLS H–1D, L–13C IAP GREAT FALLS GREAT FALLS NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · DLN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,500 ops in 1999

2024 total

5,448

10-yr total

59,532

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 84% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

16.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.87

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=8

  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-07-05 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-12-08 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-08-31 Piper PA-22-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-05-03 Cessna S550 · Loss of control · day →
1990-09-11 Cessna 172N · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1986-08-22 Cessna T210M · Other · VMC · day →
1984-06-25 Bellanca 7GCBC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1982-05-20 Cessna 150 · 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
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 68 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 68 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 68 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 75 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Idaho Falls ID 108 nm
Thomas Jay Kohler Idaho Falls ID 108 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 115 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 115 nm
Benjamin James Atnip Cody WY 155 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 161 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
Delbert Orten Hunt Dillon MT 4 nm
Guy John Terrill Dillon MT 4 nm
Paul Aaron Lenmark Dillon MT 4 nm
Matthew John Skoog Dillon MT 4 nm
Skyler Colten Vaughan Mc Allister MT 34 nm
Charles Runyon Hall Jr Ennis MT 35 nm
Frank John Suslavich Ennis MT 35 nm
Ardeth Kay Eastvold Ennis MT 35 nm
Paul James Eastvold Ennis MT 35 nm
John Arthur Hale Ennis MT 35 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 Eugene Cox Dillon MT 4 nm
Dennis Anthony De Vivo Dillon MT 4 nm
Daniel L Fraser Dillon MT 4 nm
William Franklin Reynolds Jr Dillon MT 4 nm
Russell Lloyd Baty Sheridan MT 19 nm
Robert L Lawyer Sheridan MT 19 nm
Ronald Leigh Coleman Jr Sheridan MT 19 nm
David Oscar Lind Sheridan MT 19 nm
Jason Ferrill Dagenhart Sheridan MT 19 nm
Jesse Roy Garner Sheridan MT 19 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 56 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 67 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 67 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 119 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 150 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 198 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 201 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 232 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 270 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 295 nm

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