FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79S |
| Lat/Long: | 47-50-39.0800N 110-38-12.7000W
47-50.651333N 110-38.211667W
47.8441889,-110.6368611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2868.8 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 |
| 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 PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.125 (406-622-5976) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ( ZLC) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (GREAT FALLS RCAG).
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 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 47-50.538833N | | 47-50.874333N |
| Longitude: | 110-38.651333W | | 110-37.726667W |
| Elevation: | 2868.8 ft. | | 2859.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 062 true | | 228 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 1700 x 75 ft. / 518 x 23 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 47-50.634833N | | 47-50.388667N |
| Longitude: | 110-38.367333W | | 110-38.170333W |
| Elevation: | 2863.2 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: | 50 ft. pline, 830 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FT BENTON & CHOUTEAU CO
CHOUTEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 459
FORT BENTON, MT 59442
Phone 406-622-9494 |
| Manager: | MIKE MAY
PO BOX 1512, COLONY BAY ROAD
FORT BENTON, MT 59442
Phone (406) 781-9478
OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
| - | (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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 20-Jul-2014
looking west.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Apr-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 02:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 02:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Apr-2025 12:16:20 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Apr-2025 06:16:20 |
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| METAR |
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| K79S | 131155Z AUTO 31020G29KT 10SM FEW026 SCT034 OVC045 01/M00 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/1152 T00081002 $
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KGFA
30nm SW | 112130Z 1121/1303 25020G30KT 9999 FEW080 BKN160 510003 621602 QNH2994INS BECMG 1201/1202 25015G20KT 9999 SCT100 BKN150 621502 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1205/1211 VRB06KT BECMG 1211/1212 26010KT 8000 -SHRA BKN050 BKN120 610505 QNH2988INS BECMG 1215/1217 27010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN060 BKN100 620602 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1218/1220 27020G25KT OVC070 620703 BECMG 1221/1222 27020G30KT 9999 SCT100 510003 QNH2975INS BECMG 1302/1303 26020G30KT 9999 FEW150 510003 QNH2991INS TX22/1121Z TN08/1210Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1121 NEXT
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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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