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MT43 Klies Air Strip Airport
Basin, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MT43
Lat/Long: 46-20-46.7470N 112-20-37.0550W
46-20.779117N 112-20.617583W
46.3463186,-112.3436264
(estimated)
Elevation: 6300 ft. / 1920 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 6 miles NW of BASIN, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59631

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, PERSONAL USE.
Activation date: 02/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at 38S (18 nm W): 120.025 (406-846-1177)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HLNr214/22.5HELENA VORTAC117.7012E
CPNr026/25.2COPPERTOWN VOR/DME116.0516E
HIAr328/30.0WHITEHALL VOR/DME113.7018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HAUSER229/27.638612EHAU .... .- ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 2100 x 30 ft. / 640 x 9 m
Surface: turf/gravel
Operational restrictions: LNDGS TO THE N & TKOFS TO THE S ONLY DUE TO TERRAIN 1500' HIGH 1.2 MILES FM THE RWY.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none100 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FORREST L KLIES
PO BOX 153
BASIN, MT 59631
Phone 406-439-0653
Manager: FORREST L KLIES
PO BOX 153
BASIN , MT 59631
Phone 406-439-0653

Additional Remarks

- MOOSE, DEER & ELK FQT THE STRIP.
- 500' OVRNAT S END OF STRIP RUNNING INTO 100' TREES.
- FOR CD CTC HELENA APCH AT 406-449-5756/5761, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MT43.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (18 nm W)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (22 nm NE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (24 nm S)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (25 nm SW)
S69 - Lincoln Airport (39 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1411:14
Sunrise05:5011:50
Sunset21:0203:02
Evening civil twilight21:3803:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-May-2026 01:43:14
Local (UTC-6)  21-May-2026 19:43:14
 
METAR
KHLN 
22nm NE 		220053Z 36005KT 10SM FEW100 14/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01391017
KBTM 
24nm S 		220053Z AUTO 36010G17KT 10SM BKN065 BKN080 12/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01171039
K3U3 
25nm SW 		220055Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM OVC075 11/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01131032 $
TAF
KHLN 
22nm NE 		211720Z 2118/2218 34006KT P6SM SCT050 FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KBTM 
24nm S 		211720Z 2118/2218 34010KT P6SM BKN040 FM220300 15004KT P6SM SCT250
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