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KGTF Great Falls International Airport
Great Falls, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GTF
Lat/Long: 47-28-57.5541N / 111-22-14.1961W
47-28.959235N / 111-22.236602W
47.4826539 / -111.3706100
(estimated)
Elevation: 3680 ft. / 1121.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (1990)
From city: 3 miles SW of GREAT FALLS, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59404

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: GREAT FALLS
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 4480 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index C
International operations: international airport of entry

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 126.6 269.0
WX ASOS: PHONE 406-452-9849
GREAT FALLS GROUND: 121.7 348.6
GREAT FALLS TOWER: 118.7 282.2
GREAT FALLS APPROACH: 128.6 259.1 290.3 380.3
GREAT FALLS DEPARTURE: 128.6 259.1 290.3 380.3
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.7 348.6
AS ASGND: 380.3
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
STAGE-III IC: 128.6 259.1
  • ELEV 3643.5.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GTFr025/2.6GREAT FALLS VORTAC115.1016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TRULY345/7.037116EITU .. - ..-
CHOTEAU105/38.226917ECII -.-. .. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 10502 x 150 ft. / 3201 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 150.0
Double wheel: 173.0
Double tandem: 331.0
Dual double tandem: 555.0, FOR DC-10-40 AND B747.
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 47-28.160558N47-29.381558N
Longitude: 111-23.029703W111-21.227747W
Elevation: 3680.0 ft.3659.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 029 magnetic, 045 true209 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 21 REIL OPR CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE RY LGTS ARE ON.
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, lightedyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 33 ft. road, 1562 ft. from runway, 703 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 5722 x 150 ft. / 1744 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 95.0
Double wheel: 120.0
Double tandem: 190.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 47-29.724793N47-28.783788N
Longitude: 111-22.369753W111-22.370257W
Elevation: 3639.8 ft.3666.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% UP0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 164 magnetic, 180 true344 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 652 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:5722 TODA:5722 ASDA:5070 LDA:5070TORA:5070 TODA:5070 ASDA:5070 LDA:5070
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4294 x 75 ft. / 1309 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 47-29.026370N47-29.026202N
Longitude: 111-22.843550W111-21.801790W
Elevation: 3652.2 ft.3667.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 090 true254 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GREAT FALLS INTL ARPT AUTH
2800 TERMINAL DR
GREAT FALLS, MT 59404-5599
Phone 406-727-3404
Manager: CYNTHIA C SCHULTZ
2800 TERMINAL DRIVE
GREAT FALLS, MT 59404-5599
Phone 406-727-3404

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 106
Single engine airplanes: 65
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 3
Military aircraft: 18
    
Aircraft operations: avg 126/day *
31% local general aviation
21% commercial
17% transient general aviation
16% air taxi
15% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 May 2008

Additional Remarks

RY 07/25 BTWN RYS 03/21 & 16/34 UNRESTRICTED WEIGHT AND AVAILABLE FOR ACR TAXIING ACFT.
RY 07/25 NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER TKOF/LNDG OF ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS.
ANG: OPR 1200-2330Z++ TUE-FRI. PPR. BASE OPS DSN 791-0192, C406-791-0192. NO TRAN SVC SAT, SUN, HOL OR AFTER 2300Z++ MON-FRI. ACFT RQR ASSISTANCE CTC 288.9. RCR INFO AVBL FR BASE OPS.
LTD TRAN SVC ONLY AVBL FOR ACFT PARTICIPATING IN ANG OPS WITH PRIOR COORDINATION (PPR).

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03   download (329KB)
HI-ILS RWY 03   download (162KB)
ILS RWY 03(CAT II)   download (303KB)
ILS RWY 03(CAT III)   download (305KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (285KB)
GPS RWY 21   download (211KB)
GPS RWY 34   download (215KB)
HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 03   download (147KB)
HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21   download (126KB)
VOR RWY 03   download (252KB)
VOR RWY 21   download (230KB)
NDB RWY 34   download (251KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (79KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (8 nm E)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (37 nm NE)
KCII - Choteau Airport (38 nm NW)
S01 - Conrad Airport (48 nm NW)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (58 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1013:10
Sunrise07:4113:41
Sunset18:4300:43
Evening civil twilight19:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 18:37:22
Local (UTC-6)  11-Oct-2008 12:37:22
 
METAR
KGTF 111800Z 03012G18KT 3SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC012 M01/M02 A3027 RMK AO2 P0000
KGFA 
8nm E 
111556Z AUTO 01013KT 3SM -SN BKN007 BKN023 OVC036 02/M03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP302 P0000 T00171028 $
TAF
KGTF 111735Z 111818 04013KT 6SM -SHSN SCT007 OVC025 TEMPO 1822 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM0200 04015KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC035 FM0600 04011KT 5SM -SN SCT008 OVC020 TEMPO 0812 2SM -SN OVC008
KGFA 
8nm E 
111111 02012KT 9999 BKN015 OVC050 620209 QNH3025INS TEMPO 1215 4800 -SN BR BKN009 BECMG 1415 01015G25KT 9999 BKN070 OVC100 620709 510007 QNH3009INS BECMG 0405 02012KT 9999 -SHSN SCT020 BKN040 OVC070 QNH3014INS BECMG 0809 02012KT 8000 -SHSN BKN020 OVC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Holman Aviation UNICOM 122.95
406-453-7613
800-843-7613
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
NATA Safety 1st   U.S. Government Fuel   U.S. Customs Service   Pilots+ Rewards   Cirrus  
 
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FS 
100LL 
$5.60 
Jet A 
$5.45 
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 Front Range Aviation
406-727-0663
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, ...

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FS 
100LL 
$5.36 
Jet A 
$5.40 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KGTF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
CRYSTAL INN GREAT FALLS 1.0 88-92
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA GREAT FALLS - MISSOURI RIVER 3.1 77-88
QUALITY INN PONDEROSA 3.5 65-82
SUPER 8 MOTEL - GREAT FALLS 4.0 60-80
 

Other hotels near Great Falls International Airport

Miles Price ($)
HILTON GARDEN INN GREAT FALLS 1.5 
HAMPTON INN GREAT FALLS 1.5 107-129
BEST WESTERN HERITAGE INN 2.0 99-187
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES GREAT FALLS 3.1 109-133
GREAT FALLS - DAYS INN 3.7 65-82
COMFORT INN GREAT FALLS 3.7 103-145
FAIRFIELD GREAT FALLS MT 3.8 77-110
TOWNHOUSE INN GREAT FALLS 4.1 65-85
GREAT FALLS INN 5.2 85-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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