# Dog Leg Airport (MT63)

**Dog Leg Airport** (FAA: MT63) is a small airport in East Helena, Montana, United States. It opened in Dec 2023. It has one runway, 1,970 ft (601 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8428

## At a glance

- FAA: MT63
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: East Helena, Montana, United States
- Opened: Dec 2023
- Elevation: 3,983 ft / 1,214 m
- Coordinates: 46.5845, -111.7785
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,970 ft / 601 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Weather station: KHLN · WMO 72772
- Ident: US-8428

## Timeline

- Dec 2023: Dog Leg Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,970 ft / 601 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,970 ft / 601 m | =25,041 of 29,858 | =12,426 in North America | =10,959 in US |
| Elevation | 3,983 ft / 1,214 m | =3,547 of 43,403 | =1,896 in North America | =1,500 in US |
| Age | Opened 2023 | =14,418 of 15,079 | =11,578 in North America | =11,437 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MT46](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1985.md) M4 Strip · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [HLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khln.md) Helena Regional Airport · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [8MT4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8mt4.md) Elk Meadows Ranch Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [39MT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/39mt.md) Flying E Ranch Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [8U9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8u9.md) Canyon Ferry Airport · 15 mi / 24 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)
- [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-8428/data