FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79S |
| Lat/Long: | 47-50-42.3900N / 110-38-11.3300W 47-50.706500N / 110-38.188833W 47.8451083 / -110.6364806 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2869 ft. / 874 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of FORT BENTON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59442 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 122.8 (406-622-5976) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC (GREAT FALLS RCAG) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GTFr037/39.3 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL CALL IN ADVANCE FOR FUEL 406-622-3221/5249/3489. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR FOR SVCS CALL 406-622-3489. |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 47-50.538783N | | 47-50.874233N |
| Longitude: | 110-38.651283W | | 110-37.726583W |
| Elevation: | 2868.5 ft. | | 2859.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 062 true | | 228 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. pline, marked, 1727 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 1700 x 75 ft. / 518 x 23 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 47-50.634800N | | 47-50.388667N |
| Longitude: | 110-38.367350W | | 110-38.170283W |
| Elevation: | 2863.0 ft. | | 2866.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 152 true | | 318 magnetic, 332 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. pline, marked, 819 ft. from runway, 43:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FT BENTON & CHOUTEAU CO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 459 FORT BENTON, MT 59442 Phone 406-622-5151 |
| Manager: | GEORGE CARVER BOX 494 FT BENTON, MT 59442 Phone 406-622-3489 OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR 622-5682 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 104/week * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **NEW** | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (88KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (37 nm SW)
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (55 nm NE)
S01 - Conrad Airport (57 nm W)
KCII - Choteau Airport (62 nm W)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (65 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Jan-2007
from FL380
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 14:40 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 06:05:42 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 22-Nov-2009 23:05:42 |
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| METAR |
KGFA 30nm SW | 230556Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00061072 10050 20006 51018 $
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KGTF 38nm SW | 230553Z 22013KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP139 T10111067 10011 21011 53020 $
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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