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MT79

Sand Creek Wildlife Station Airport
Roy, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MT79
Lat/Long:	47-35-02.9590N 108-42-32.5470W 47-35.049317N 108-42.542450W 47.5841553,-108.7090408 (estimated)
Elevation:	2940 ft. / 896 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	18 miles NE of ROY, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59471

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1990
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	2600 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE P.O. BOX 89 ROY, MT 59471 Phone 406-464-5181
Manager:	REFUGE MANAGER SAND CREEK STATION P.O. BOX 89 ROY, MT 59471 Phone 406-464-5181

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MT79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (44 nm SW)
M75 - Malta Airport (57 nm NE)
KRPX - Roundup Airport (67 nm S)
S64 - Stanford Airport/Biggerstaff Field (67 nm W)
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (71 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:07	14:07
Sunrise	07:40	14:40
Sunset	17:18	00:18
Evening civil twilight	17:51	00:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Feb-2026 15:43:46
Local (UTC-7)	03-Feb-2026 08:43:46

METAR

KLWT 45nm SW	031454Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM OVC090 02/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00221033 51027 $
KMVH 46nm S	031515Z AUTO 31020G25KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3028 RMK AO2

TAF

KLWT
45nm SW

031120Z 0312/0412 29011G23KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM031500 31011G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM032300 32007KT P6SM FEW250 FM040200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250

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