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KLWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KLWT FAA LWT Elev 4,170 ft Lat 47° 2.91' N Lon 109° 27.97' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,100 ft. Max gradient: 0.75%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 090° 6,100 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
26 027° 6,100 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
03 038° 5,600 ft 101 ft ASP Yes 0.71%
1 218° 5,600 ft 101 ft ASP Yes —
13 140° 4,102 ft 62 ft ASP No 0.75%
31 320° 4,102 ft 62 ft ASP No 0.75%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • RDO GREAT FALLS RDO 122.350
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • VORTAC LWT

    Lewistown

    112.00 MHz · DME 112.00 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 16 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

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·128 MONTANA LEWISTOWN MUNI (LWT)(KLWT) 2 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N47º02.96´ W109º28.00´ 4170 B NOTAM FILE LWT MON Airport RWY 08–26: H6100X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–55, 2S–82, 2D–95 PCN 18 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.3% up W RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H5600X101 (ASPH–GRVL) S–12.5, D–80, 2S–101, 2D–120 PCN 14 F/C/X/T 0.7% up SW RWY 13–31: H4102X62 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 12 F/C/Y/T MIRL 0.8% up SE
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–5600 TODA–5600 ASDA–5600 LDA–5600 RWY 08: TORA–6100 TODA–6100 ASDA–6100 LDA–6100 RWY 21: TORA–5600 TODA–5600 ASDA–5600 LDA–5600 RWY 26: TORA–6100 TODA–6100 ASDA–6100 LDA–6100
  • ·S4 FUEL 100, 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwys 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 08; VASI Rwy 26; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 13–31—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0000Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 not mntnd in winter; Rwy 13–31 plowed as needed.
  • ·Arpt sfc conds not mntd 0000–1200Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 loose gravel sfc.
  • ·All twys have reflectors except Twy C, E, and half of Twy A, which are lighted.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (406) 535-3264
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (406) 538–2653.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.6 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 115.45 LWT Chan 101(Y) N47º03.18´ W109º36.37´ 077º 5.7 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 GREAT FALLS H–1E, L–13D IAP NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · LWT

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,100 ops in 2001

2024 total

10,300

10-yr total

149,464

2024 mix

AC/AT 17% · GA 78% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

20.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.01

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Hard landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 5
  • Loss of control 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-12-13 Piper PA42 · Hard landing · IMC · day →
2008-07-20 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-02-14 Enstrom 280FX · Weather · IMC · dusk →
2017-04-10 WEATHERLY AVIATION CO INC 620B · Other · day →
2006-09-13 Cessna 305A · Other · VMC · day →
2003-05-16 Cessna 210N · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-07-01 Piper PA-22 · Other · VMC · day →
1996-07-12 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · day →
1989-07-02 MUSICK/TERRATORN TIERRA II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-05-09 Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A · 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
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 1 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 85 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 85 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 85 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 87 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 87 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 105 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 105 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 105 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 110 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
Charles William Rogers Lewistown MT 1 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 1 nm
Noel Douglas Harrison-Simmons Lewistown MT 1 nm
David James Vaughan Lewistown MT 1 nm
Gregory Alan Smith Lewistown MT 1 nm
Daniel Misner Lewistown MT 1 nm
Bailey Gayle Stevens Moore MT 10 nm
Daniel Thomas French Hobson MT 17 nm
Wayne Eugene Cavill Ryegate MT 46 nm
Coya Marie Nack Geraldine MT 47 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
Charles William Rogers Lewistown MT 1 nm
Peter Ronald Smith Lewistown MT 1 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 1 nm
Noel Douglas Harrison-Simmons Lewistown MT 1 nm
Joey Aaron Stapleton Lewistown MT 1 nm
Donald Herbert Newton Lewistown MT 1 nm
Dan Joe Simpson Lewistown MT 1 nm
William M Butler Lewistown MT 1 nm
Thomas Jay Williams Lewistown MT 1 nm
Donald Eugene Hartrich Lewistown 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
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 80 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 103 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 103 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 112 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 150 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 190 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 280 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 280 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 302 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 324 nm

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