# Ekalaka Airport (97M)

**Ekalaka Airport** (FAA: 97M) is a small airport in Ekalaka, Montana, United States. It opened in Oct 1992. It has one runway, 3,798 ft (1,158 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k97m

## At a glance

- FAA: 97M
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ekalaka, Montana, United States
- Opened: Oct 1992
- Elevation: 3,505 ft / 1,068 m
- Coordinates: 45.8778, -104.5370
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,798 ft / 1,158 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekalaka_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746082
- Ident: K97M

## Timeline

- Oct 1992: Ekalaka Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,798 ft / 1,158 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,798 ft / 1,158 m | =11,319 of 29,858 | =4,514 in North America | =3,765 in US |
| Elevation | 3,505 ft / 1,068 m | =4,343 of 43,403 | =2,266 in North America | =1,773 in US |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | =7,750 in North America | =7,639 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## 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))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/k97m/data