# Metzel Creek Airport (MT47)

**Metzel Creek Airport** (FAA: MT47) is a small airport in Lakeview, Montana, United States. It opened in Jun 1983. It has one runway, 4,500 ft (1,372 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt47

## At a glance

- FAA: MT47
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lakeview, Montana, United States
- Opened: Jun 1983
- Elevation: 6,691 ft / 2,039 m
- Coordinates: 44.6869, -111.8940
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49748098
- Weather station: KS14
- Ident: MT47

## Timeline

- Jun 1983: Metzel Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 6,691 ft / 2,039 m | =655 of 43,403 | =322 in North America | =225 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [U53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/u53.md) Henry's Lake Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [MT68](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7154.md) Montfort Ranch Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [WYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwys.md) Yellowstone Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [1MT0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1mt0.md) Nine Quarter Circle Ranch Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [DBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/u41.md) Dubois Municipal Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [4U9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4u9.md) Hyak Airbase · 41 mi / 65 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/mt47/data