FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (198KB) |
| 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)
S64 - Stanford Airport/Biggerstaff Field (45 nm S)
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 20-Jul-2014
looking west.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Sep-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 19:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 02:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Sep-2025 17:13:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 15-Sep-2025 11:13:57 |
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| METAR |
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| K79S | 151655Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A2996 RMK AO2 T02180081
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| TAF |
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KGFA
30nm SW | 151300Z 1513/1619 23010KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 QNH2994INS BECMG 1516/1517 26010KT 9999 FEW055 QNH3001INS BECMG 1522/1524 33009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN055 OVC085 QNH3007INS BECMG 1604/1605 30006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT032 BKN050 OVC065 QNH3017INS TEMPO 1605/1609 VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 1610/1612 26007KT 9000 -SHRA BR SCT008 BKN016 OVC030 BECMG 1611/1612 24007KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN008 OVC020 QNH3026INS TX21/1522Z TN10/1513Z
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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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