FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| GTFr037/39.3 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
CHECK WITH MGR AS FUEL NOT AVBL AT ALL TIMES. |
| 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: | 47 ft. pline, marked, 1727 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 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: | 36 ft. pline, marked, 819 ft. from runway, 23:1 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 406-622-9494 |
| Manager: | GEORGE CARVER
BOX 494
FT BENTON, MT 59442
Phone 406-622-3489
OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | 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 21 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PHONE AVAILABLE. |
| - | (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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (223KB) |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Jan-2007
from FL380
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 02:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 03:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:35:04 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:35:04 |
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| TAF |
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KGFA
30nm SW | 1303/1409 06012KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3000INS BECMG 1305/1306 20009KT 9999 SCT090 QNH3002INS BECMG 1317/1318 09012KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3001INS BECMG 1403/1404 06009KT 9999 FEW090 QNH3000INS T31/1400Z T14/1312Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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