Red Lodge, MT - KRED

[KaiGywer]

Looking at going to Red Lodge in February with the wife. It’s about a 6-7 hour drive or 2-3 hour flight. Has anyone ever flown there and can give a PIREP about rental cars, hangar etc? Yes I realize it’s Montana in the winter, so driving might be the only option, but I figured it’s worth a shot. We’d be renting a cabin and need to get to the ski resort and snowshoeing trails.

 

[Subsea]

Interested in doing the same (with my wife of course ). No first hand knowledge, but did some research and was only able to come up with rental cars from Billings, about an hour drive away.

 

[Jim Carpenter]

You might try here, Boyd's Auto Bodyworks
Red Lodge Montana Gateway to Yellowstone National Park via the Scenic Beartooth Highway - Car Rental
A few years ago, we contemplated a trip to Red Lodge, talked to these guys and the had rentals. That trip didn't happen, so I don't have an actual pirep. It was also summer, don't have any idea if they operate during winter.

 

[jbDC9]

I stopped in at Red Lodge last July for a quick overnight. It's a nice but small airport; I didn't see an actual FBO and the hangars all looked to be privately owned. There are maybe 8-10 tiedown spots along with self serve fuel and a primitive "pilot's lounge". I didn't try for a rental car since I just walked the trail down the hill into town, found a room at the Yodeler Motel and then hoofed it up the street for beer and munch.

With your wife, baggage, winter... you're gonna want to skip that hiking trail to/from the airport and find a car.

 

[DreadPirateWill]

I flew into KRED a couple times this summer to visit a friend, I'll 2nd/3rd the nice small airport. Tie downs should be ample since they won't have 10+ fire aircraft in February. Only question would be if they(the tie down spots) are under 6 feet of snow. Weather is pretty severe there, I'd be prepared to camp out for a week if a system rolls in.
The small lounge did have info on a flying club there - I'd probably try them first on PIREP for a winter trip. Redlodgeflying.com
I'd definitely have KBIL as an alternate, services easily available there.