Hot Springs Airport is a county-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 in Sanders County

Sanders County, Montana

Sanders County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2010, the population was 11,413. Its county seat is Thompson Falls.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Montana

Montana

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, United States

United States

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. It is located two nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (4 km

Kilometre

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) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Hot Springs, Montana

Hot Springs, Montana

Hot Springs is a town on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1910, it was incorporated in 1929.-Geography:Hot Springs is located at ....

, a town on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Flathead Indian Reservation

The Flathead Indian Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River, is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles Tribes - also known as theConfederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation...

.

Facilities and aircraft

Hot Springs Airport covers an area of 117 acre

Acre

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s (47 ha

Hectare

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) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 2,763 feet (842 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 6/24 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 measuring 3,550 by 45 feet (1,082 x 14 m). For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2008, the airport had 500 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.

External links

• Aerial image as of 18 July 1995 from USGS The National Map