Located one-half mile north of Belgrade near the current site of Gallatin Field, the airport opened in 1929 with six runways 100 feet wide and 1,200 to 1,300 feet long.īy 1937, two generations of Americans had grown accustomed to incredible aviation accomplishments. Kahla, secured land for a second airport through a lease agreement with the State of Montana and the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce. Photo at left shows hangar and main building with my RV4 and father-in-law.Belgrade's first airport, Seifert Airport, named in recognition of Gallatin County aviation pioneer Wayne Seifert, was built in 1928 near Belgrade, but subsequently relocated because of high-tension wires. Watch out for the local guy though, who likes to fly his own pattern while landing on the grass portion of the field. The airport is uncontrolled and lies well enough away from other busier fields as to allow easy access in and out as pilots desire. It's not uncommon during the summer months to see some very nice business jets stopover as some of the wealthier pilots out of the US bring their families to town to see the famous Shakespeare festival, and pilots always can tell when fall has arrived when the MNR descends on the field with their Twin Otters for the annual fox rabies innoculation program.Stratford has two runways, the largest of which can easily handle most corporate jets (and of course my RV-4). Tom Elms is the local AME who can almost always be found on the field and is a great asset for pilots looking for a full service base for their aircraft. The airport manager, Andy is always willing to be of assistance to the local pilots and together with the airport mascot, Sadie the dog, the prevailing atmosphere is of laid-back calm.
Stratford airport lies just to the north of the Festival City and is where CG-EXU roosts these days.
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