# Shelby Airport (SBX / KSBX)

**Shelby Airport** (IATA: SBX, ICAO: KSBX) is a small airport in Shelby, Montana, United States. It opened in Oct 1948. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,005 ft (1,526 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SBX / KSBX
- FAA: SBX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shelby, Montana, United States
- Opened: Oct 1948
- Elevation: 3,443 ft / 1,049 m
- Coordinates: 48.5407, -111.8710
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7493349
- Weather station: KSBX
- Ident: KSBX

## Timeline

- Oct 1948: Shelby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |
| 11/29 | 3,701 ft / 1,128 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 129° / 309° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 3,443 ft / 1,049 m | =4,484 of 43,403 | =2,332 in North America | =1,817 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SALT LAKE CNTR | 133.400 |
| RDO | GREAT FALLS RDO | 122.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [06MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06mt.md) Torgerson Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [MT02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt02.md) Hellinger Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [CTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kctb.md) Cut Bank International Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [7S7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7s7.md) Valier Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [S01](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ks01.md) Conrad Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [CEP4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cep4.md) Ross International Airport · 32 mi / 51 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)
- [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/ksbx/data