KHLN — Helena Rgnl
Helena, MT · field elevation 3,877 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-A/C
KHLN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHLN 252353Z 26014G22KT 10SM FEW120 28/02 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP028 T02780022 10300 20200 55012 $
- Wind
- from 260° at 14 kt, gusting 22 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.66 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,631 ft · pressure altitude 4,137 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 14 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 27 | 13 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 28 | 13 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 17 | 2 kt head | 14 kt from the right |
| 35 | 2 kt tail | 14 kt from the left |
| 10 | 13 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 09 | 13 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 05 | 14 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 13 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KHLN 252330Z 2600/2624 27020G30KT P6SM BKN200 FM260700 27008G16KT P6SM SCT200 FM261100 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/27020KT FM261800 28009G18KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.60672, -111.98328
- Elevation
- 3,877 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1320Z / 0117Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2025)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Lewis And Clark, MT
Airport diagram
Everything else KHLN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 9,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 4,644 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 17/35 | 2,989 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 10/28 | 1,584 | 75 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 120.4
- Tower 0600-2200
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.3
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 119.5
Published procedures
- 10 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 4 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KBTM Bert Mooney44 nm
- KGTF Great Falls Intl58 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KHLN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Montana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.