# Colstrip Airport (M46)

**Colstrip Airport** (FAA: M46) is a small airport in Colstrip, Montana, United States. It opened in Nov 1990. It has one runway, 5,100 ft (1,555 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km46

## At a glance

- FAA: M46
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Colstrip, Montana, United States
- Opened: Nov 1990
- Elevation: 3,428 ft / 1,045 m
- Coordinates: 45.8529, -106.7090
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,100 ft / 1,555 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745664
- Weather station: KM46
- Ident: KM46

## Timeline

- Nov 1990: Colstrip Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 075° / 255° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | =6,125 of 29,858 | =2,051 in North America | =1,664 in US |
| Elevation | 3,428 ft / 1,045 m | #4,511 of 43,403 | #2,343 in North America | #1,826 in US |
| Age | Opened 1990 | =9,671 of 15,079 | =7,452 in North America | =7,341 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | SALT LAKE CNTR | 127.750 |
| 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))
- [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)
- [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/km46/data