Helena Regional Airport is a public

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two miles northeast of Helena, in Lewis and Clark County,

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, United States. It is owned by the Helena Regional Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).

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records say the airport had 85,649 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 88,314 in 2009 and 98,193 in 2010.

Facilities

Helena Regional Airport covers 1,224 acres (495 ha) at an

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of 3,877 feet (1,182 m). It has three

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s: 9/27 is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m); 5/23 is 4,644 by 75 feet (1,415 x 23 m); 16/34 is 2,989 by 75 feet (911 x 23 m). In 2013 the airport had 38,877 aircraft operations, average 106 per day: 68%

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, 14% military, 14%

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, and 4% airline. 137 aircraft were then based at the airport: 74% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet, 3%

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, 2%

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, and 5% military.

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