# Carson Field (MT53)

**Carson Field** (FAA: MT53) is a small airport in Kalispell, Montana, United States. It opened in Aug 1985. It has one runway, 3,650 ft (1,113 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt53

## At a glance

- FAA: MT53
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Opened: Aug 1985
- Elevation: 3,550 ft / 1,082 m
- Coordinates: 48.0947, -114.8520
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,650 ft / 1,113 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674845
- Weather station: KGPI · WMO 72779
- Ident: MT53

## Timeline

- Aug 1985: Carson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,650 ft / 1,113 m | 24 ft / 7 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,650 ft / 1,113 m | =11,705 of 29,858 | =4,707 in North America | =3,944 in US |
| Elevation | 3,550 ft / 1,082 m | =4,267 of 43,403 | =2,236 in North America | =1,753 in US |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | =6,682 in North America | =6,572 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [2MT0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2mt0.md) Bates Airstrip · 25 mi / 40 km
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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/mt53/data