FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GFA |
| Lat/Long: | 47-30-16.8000N / 111-11-14.4000W
47-30.280000N / 111-11.240000W
47.5046667 / -111.1873333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3472 ft. / 1058 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of GREAT FALLS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59402 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 03/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF: | 139.225 |
| GREAT FALLS APPROACH: | 128.6 |
| GREAT FALLS DEPARTURE: | 128.6 |
| BLADE OPS: | 271.9 |
| COMD POST: | 311.0 321.0 |
| PMSV METRO: | 239.8 |
| WX ASOS at GTF (8 nm W): | PHONE 406-452-9849 |
- SERVICE AVBL ONLY WHEN WX FLT ON DUTY. OTHER TIMES CONTACT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, 25TH OWS DSN 228-6588/6598/6599. ASOS DSN 632-2493.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GTFr054/9.7 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TRULY | | 026/11.2 | | 371 | | 16E | | ITU | .. - ..- |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | USAF
MALMSTROM AFB
GREAT FALLS, MT 59402 |
| Manager: | BASE OPERATIONS
MALMSTROM AFB
GREAT FALLS, MT 59402 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGT - PERIMETER, LDG AND APCH LGT AVBL. LDG DRCT AND APCH LGT ORIENTED 026 DEG. |
| - | FUEL - J8 |
| - | RSTD - R/W ACFT ON OFFL BUS ONLY, CLSD TO ALL F/W ACFT. PPR FR 40TH HELICOPTER FLT DSN 632-3250. |
| - | CAUTION - 57 FT TWR LCTD .5 NM NE. |
| - | TRAN ALERT - NO SVC AVBL WO PRIOR COORD WITH COPTER MAINT DSN 632-6356. |
| - | CTC 40TH HELICOPTER SQUADRON FOR OPR HR. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT REMARK. |
| - | ORANGE BARRIERS MARK BOUNDARIES OF HELIPORT. |
| - | HELIPORT LTD TO TWO HELIPADS AND SLIDE AREA BETWEEN R AND Q. OTHER AREAS OF OLD AFLD LITTERED WITH OBST AND ACT NOT AUTHORIZED FOR LDG OR DEP. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGFA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (8 nm W)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (30 nm NE)
KCII - Choteau Airport (44 nm NW)
S01 - Conrad Airport (51 nm NW)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (63 nm SW)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 14:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 14:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 15:05:47 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Feb-2012 08:05:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KGFA | 131356Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM SCT070 OVC080 01/M06 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP103 T00111056 $
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KGTF
8nm W | 131353Z 21009KT 10SM OVC080 00/M05 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP090 T00001050
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| KGFA | 1312/1418 21012KT 9999 BKN080 620802 QNH2968INS BECMG 1411/1412 30012KT 9000 -SN BKN030 OVC050 620307 QNH2964INS T05/1321Z TM04/1412Z
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KGTF
8nm W | 131120Z 1312/1412 22009KT P6SM BKN080 FM140200 22007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080
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