FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- 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 406-622-3221/5249/5011. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR FOR SVCS CALL 406-622-5011. |
| 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (88KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (30 nm SW)
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)
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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 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 02:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 03:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 15:18:52 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 09:18:52 |
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| METAR |
KGFA 30nm SW | 161256Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01390061 $
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KGTF 38nm SW | 161453Z 25005KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP263 T01670044 51019
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| TAF |
KGFA 30nm SW | 161111 23011KT 9999 SKC QNH3020INS BECMG 1920 27010G15KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3007INS BECMG 0203 20007KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3009INS T28/22Z T08/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1611 NEXT 1619
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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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