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Sidney-Richland Regional Airport serves the town of Sidney in eastern Montana with two hard-surfaced, lit runways and a mix of airline and general aviation traffic. It is an uncontrolled field with an automated weather observing system and a remote radio facility for pilots requiring flight service, making it a straightforward VFR destination on the plains of the Yellowstone River valley.
Sidney-Richland Regional Airport lies just outside Sidney, Montana, and provides both scheduled airline service and general aviation facilities to the surrounding Richland County area. For a simulator pilot, it offers an easy uncontrolled-field experience with two paved runways, straightforward radio procedures, and a rural Montana setting.
The airport sits in uncontrolled airspace typical of rural eastern Montana, near the town of Sidney. The nearest airports are Fairview, Montana, about 19 km (10 nm) to the north-northeast, and Lambert, Montana, about 26 km (14 nm) to the west-northwest.
The airfield has two physical runways. Runway 01/19 is hard-surfaced and lit, measuring 5697 ft in the 01 direction and 5696 ft in the 19 direction. Runway 11/29 is also hard-surfaced and lit, at 4012 ft in length in both directions. Field elevation is 1975 ft. Neither runway is equipped with an ILS.
Pilots can obtain automated weather via AWOS on 119.275 MHz. A remote radio outlet, Great Falls Radio, is available on 123.65 MHz. CTAF and UNICOM operations are conducted on 122.8 MHz.
Sidney-Richland Regional Airport continues to handle scheduled airline traffic alongside general aviation operations, with weather information provided by AWOS and CTAF/UNICOM communications on 122.8 MHz for arriving and departing pilots.