Airport Fire

Blaine County, Montana · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported about 8 weeks ago

Airport Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Airport Fire summary

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The Airport Fire is a wildfire near Blaine County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
May 30, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

91°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 9 mph SE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 7 mph SE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

99°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 to 7 mph SSW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

65°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 8 mph SW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 23 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:03 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Airport Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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