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KHWQ · Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KHWQ FAA HWQ Elev 4,311 ft Lat 46° 26.92' N Lon 109° 51.18' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,200 ft. Max gradient: 1.20% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 096° 4,200 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.20%
27 276° 4,200 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.20%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • FSS GREAT FALLS RDO 122.400

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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

    Deer on and invof rwy, especially dur ngt time hrs.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·MONTANA 119 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HARLEM (48S) 3 N UTC–7(–6DT) N48º33.98´ W108º46.44´ 2643 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 11–29: H4100X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 1.1% up W RWY 29: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: 1933X120 (TURF) 0.8% up NW
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 11–29 and PAPI Rwy 29—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 has lrg gopher holes and tall grass thrut.
  • ·Phones avbl in terminal bldg.
  • ·Key 122.9 3 times to enter bldg.
  • ·Rwy 15 mkd with white cones spaced 200 ft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (406) 580-7379
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·HAVRE (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 114.65 HVR Chan 93(Y) N48º32.43´ W109º46.20´ 071º 39.7 NM to fld. 2583/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 070º–076º byd 40 NM 077º–087º byd 40 NM blo 6,500´ 077º–087º byd 69 NM 088º–204º byd 40 NM 205º–215º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 205º–215º byd 56 NM 216º–250º byd 40 NM 251º–261º byd 40 NM blo 6,800´ 251º–261º byd 57 NM HARLOWTON WHEATLAND CO AT HARLOWTON (HWQ)(KHWQ) 2 NW UTC–7(–6DT) N46º26.92´ W109º51.17´ 4312 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 09–27: H4200X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.4% up W RWY 09: Tree.
  • ·RWY 27: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 09–27 and PAPI Rwy 27—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (406) 632 5662
  • ·CTAF 122.9 HARLOWTON RCO 122.4 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·LEWISTOWN (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 115.45 LWT Chan 101(Y) N47º03.18´ W109º36.37´ 181º 37.7 NM to fld. 4188/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 040º–055º byd 30 NM blo 10,000´ 125º–160º byd 30 NM 360º–015º byd 30 NM VOR unusable: 035º–070º byd 40 NM 090º–094º byd 40 NM blo 7,700´ 090º–094º byd 79 NM 095º–174º byd 40 NM 125º–160º byd 30 NM 175º–185º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 175º–185º byd 51 NM 355º–020º byd 40 NM 360º–015º byd 30 NM HAUSER N46º34.13´ W111º45.48´ NOTAM FILE HLN.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 386 HAU 272º 9.6 NM to Helena Rgnl. 4026/12E.
  • ·NDB unmonitored when HLN ATCT clsd.
  • ·BILLINGS L–13D GREAT FALLS L–13D IAP GREAT FALLS L–13C NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,125 ops in 1995

2024 total

200

10-yr total

12,375

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 80% · Mil 13%

Events / million ops

80.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-08-14 Piper PA28 · CFIT · VMC · 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
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 40 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 65 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 65 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 67 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 67 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 67 nm
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 89 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
Thomas Estes Stevens Two Dot MT 16 nm
Wayne Eugene Cavill Ryegate MT 26 nm
Bailey Gayle Stevens Moore MT 32 nm
Daniel Thomas French Hobson MT 33 nm
Michael John Lovely Big Timber MT 37 nm
Carter William Brownlee Big Timber MT 37 nm
Kenith David Wipf Lavina MT 39 nm
Charles William Rogers Lewistown MT 40 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 40 nm
Noel Douglas Harrison-Simmons Lewistown MT 40 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
Tex Elvin Rieke Judith Gap MT 14 nm
William Wilfrid Tow Hobson MT 33 nm
Thomas Dudley Oat Big Timber MT 37 nm
Justin Mckinley Ferguson Big Timber MT 37 nm
William Burton Helmer Big Timber MT 37 nm
Kenneth Noble Wendland Big Timber MT 37 nm
Lauren James Scholten Big Timber MT 37 nm
David Mark Burke Big Timber MT 37 nm
David Larry Elliott Big Timber MT 37 nm
Gordon Alan Erfle Rapelje MT 38 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 67 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 67 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 79 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 90 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 165 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 177 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 257 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 258 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 296 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 321 nm

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