# Elk Meadow Airstrip (55MT)

**Elk Meadow Airstrip** (FAA: 55MT) is a small airport in Hamilton, Montana, United States. It opened in Sep 2025. It has one runway, 1,127 ft (344 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/55mt

## At a glance

- FAA: 55MT
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hamilton, Montana, United States
- Opened: Sep 2025
- Elevation: 3,720 ft / 1,134 m
- Coordinates: 46.2311, -114.1990
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,127 ft / 344 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Weather station: KHRF
- Ident: 55MT

## Timeline

- Sep 2025: Elk Meadow Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,127 ft / 344 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass |  |  |

- 05/23 slopes 2.8%: threshold 23 at 3,689 ft / 1,124 m, threshold 05 at 3,720 ft / 1,134 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,127 ft / 344 m | #29,211 of 29,858 | #15,011 in North America | #13,467 in US |
| Elevation | 3,720 ft / 1,134 m | =3,989 of 43,403 | =2,106 in North America | =1,659 in US |
| Age | Opened 2025 | =14,775 of 15,079 | =11,902 in North America | =11,758 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KHRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6s5.md) Ravalli County Airport · 3.8 mi / 6.1 km
- [0MT4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0mt4.md) Kimp Airport · 4.3 mi / 6.9 km
- [57MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/57mt.md) Flying K Field · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [MT72](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt72.md) Hedditch Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [99MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/99mt.md) Fox Field · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [4MT9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4mt9.md) Boulanger Field Airport · 14 mi / 22 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/55mt/data