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MT53 Carson Field Airport
Kalispell, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MT53
Lat/Long: 48-05-40.8280N 114-51-05.5000W
48-05.680467N 114-51.091667W
48.0946744,-114.8515278
(estimated)
Elevation: 3550 ft. / 1082 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1985)
From city: 22 miles SW of KALISPELL, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59925

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1985
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: APR-NOV 24 HOURS/DAY, DEC-MAR SAT-SUN 24 HOURS/DAY
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCAr237/28.0KALISPELL VOR/DME113.2018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SMITH LAKE252/15.751515ESAK ... .- -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3650 x 24 ft. / 1113 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LOST PRAIRIE AIRSTRIP INC.
3175 LOWER LOST PRAIRIE RD.
MARION, MT 59925
Phone 406-607-0560
Manager: MIKE GROARKE
3120 LOWER LOST PRAIRIE RD.
MARION, MT 59925
Phone 406-607-0560

Additional Remarks

- SPORT PAJA ON ARPT.
- MULTICOM FREQ 122.900.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MT53.

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8S1 - Polson Airport (36 nm SE)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (44 nm SE)
65S - Boundary County Airport (69 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3912:39
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset20:0202:02
Evening civil twilight20:3402:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Sep-2026 23:50:54
Local (UTC-6)  10-Sep-2026 17:50:54
 
METAR
KGPI 
27nm NE 		102255Z 31003KT 10SM SCT075 20/11 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02000106 $
K7S0 
44nm SE 		102335Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM OVC080 23/09 A2983 RMK A01
TAF
KGPI 
27nm NE 		102111Z 1021/1118 VRB06KT P6SM BKN100 OVC250 FM110100 25006KT P6SM OVC150 FM110800 35006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060 PROB30 1110/1114 6SM -RA OVC025
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