# Helena Regional Airport (HLN / KHLN)

**Helena Regional Airport** (IATA: HLN, ICAO: KHLN) is a medium airport in Helena, Montana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 4 runways; the longest is 9,000 ft (2,743 m). In 2025 it handled 205 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HLN / KHLN
- FAA: HLN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Helena, Montana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 3,877 ft / 1,182 m
- Coordinates: 46.6068, -111.9830
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 9,000 ft / 2,743 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 4 departures
- Passengers: 204,503 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.helenaairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Regional_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885200
- Weather station: KHLN · WMO 72772
- Ident: KHLN

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Helena Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 102° / 282° | yes |
| 05/23 | 4,644 ft / 1,416 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |
| 17/35 | 2,989 ft / 911 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 10/28 | 1,584 ft / 483 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass | 103° / 283° |  |

- 05/23 slopes 1.2%: threshold 23 at 3,820 ft / 1,164 m, threshold 05 at 3,877 ft / 1,182 m.
- 17/35 slopes 1.7%: threshold 17 at 3,812 ft / 1,162 m, threshold 35 at 3,862 ft / 1,177 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00192AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 194,159 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 211,421 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 206,673 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 208,105 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 230,958 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 237,247 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 94,509 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 142,313 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 164,229 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 176,638 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 202,326 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 204,503 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 402 mi / 647 km · Delta Connection
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 490 mi / 788 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 593 mi / 955 km · United Express

### Cargo (3)

- [BTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtm.md) Bert Mooney Airport · United States · 52 mi / 83 km · Alpine Air Express
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · United States · 158 mi / 255 km · Alpine Air Express
- [BIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbil.md) Billings Logan International Airport · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · Alpine Air Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HLN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 5A [Alpine Air Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alpine-air-express) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 205K (2025) | #1,526 of 3,974 | #340 in North America | #227 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | =1,801 of 29,858 | =387 in North America | =287 in US |
| Elevation | 3,877 ft / 1,182 m | #3,742 of 43,403 | #2,000 in North America | #1,578 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 40.650 |
| RDO | GREAT FALLS RDO | 122.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [BTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtm.md) Bert Mooney Airport · 51 mi / 83 km
- [GTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtf.md) Great Falls International Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · 70 mi / 112 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Helena Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Helena_Regional_Airport&oldid=1374548549), revision of 12 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/khln/data