# Sands Airport (MT89)

**Sands Airport** (FAA: MT89) is a small airport in Kalispell, Montana, United States. It opened in Nov 2020. It has one runway, 1,900 ft (579 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2434

## At a glance

- FAA: MT89
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Opened: Nov 2020
- Elevation: 3,003 ft / 915 m
- Coordinates: 48.2579, -114.1734
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 1,900 ft / 579 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Weather station: KGPI · WMO 72779
- Ident: US-2434

## Timeline

- Nov 2020: Sands Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,900 ft / 579 m | 28 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

- 01/19 slopes 1.1%: threshold 01 at 2,981 ft / 909 m, threshold 19 at 3,001 ft / 915 m.
- Also 1 helipad.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,900 ft / 579 m | =25,683 of 29,858 | =12,564 in North America | =11,086 in US |
| Elevation | 3,003 ft / 915 m | #5,465 of 43,403 | #2,723 in North America | #2,101 in US |
| Age | Opened 2020 | =13,925 of 15,079 | =11,139 in North America | =11,000 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MT18](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt18.md) Torres Airport · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km
- [MT54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt54.md) Weaver Airport · 3.4 mi / 5.5 km
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · 5.3 mi / 8.5 km
- [2MT2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2mt2.md) Braidwater Farm Airport · 5.6 mi / 9.1 km
- [MT26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7153.md) Danford Field · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [S27](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ks27.md) Kalispell City Airport · 8.1 mi / 13 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)
- [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/us-2434/data