AirNav: KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport

KGFA

Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport
Great Falls, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	GFA
Lat/Long:	47-30-16.8000N 111-11-14.4000W 47-30.280000N 111-11.240000W 47.5046667,-111.1873333 (estimated)
Elevation:	3472 ft. / 1058 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of GREAT FALLS, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59402

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

CTAF:	271.9
GREAT FALLS APPROACH:	128.6
GREAT FALLS DEPARTURE:	128.6
COMD POST:	311.0 323.8
OPS:	271.9 ;BLADE OPS
PMSV METRO:	239.8
WX ASOS at GTF (8 nm W):	126.6 (406-454-7551)

WX CTC DSN 632-2710. FULL SVC AVBL MON-FRI H24. HO ON WKEND AND HOL CTC DSN 228-7338.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GTFr054/9.7		GREAT FALLS VORTAC		115.10		16E

Heliport Services

Fuel available:	A
Oil available:	126.2
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface:	asphalt
Latitude:	47-30.280000N
Longitude:	111-11.240000W
Elevation:	3472.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Helipad H2

Dimensions:	100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface:	concrete
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Air Force
Owner:	USAF MALMSTROM AFB GREAT FALLS, MT 59402 Phone 406-731-3250
Manager:	BASE OPERATIONS MALMSTROM AFB GREAT FALLS, MT 59402 Phone 406-731-3250

Additional Remarks

-	LGT: JOLLY HELIPAD NOT LIT. PEDRO HELIPAD NOT LIT. PERIMETER LGTD TO HUEY HELIPAD. HUEY HELIPAD WINDSOCK LGTD. PEDRO HELIPAD WINDSOCK LGTD. NORTHERN AND EASTERN WINDSOCKS NOT LGTD.
-	RSTD: CLSD TO ALL F/W ACFT. R/W ACFT ON OFFL BUS ONLY. CTC BLADE OPS FOR PPR & SVC. DSN 632-3250 OR 341 NW/CP 632-3801. HELIPORT LTD TO HELIPADS, CLSD RWY BETWEEN R & Q, AND INSIDE ORANGE BARRIERS.
-	CAUTION: 57 FT TWR LCTD 0.5 NM NE; CONSTRUCTION PERS & EQPT & OBST ALL AROUND MALMSTROM AFB.
-	TRAN ALERT: NO SVC AVBL WO PRIOR COORD WITH COPTER MAINT DSN 632-6356.
-	CTC 40TH HELICOPTER SQUADRON'S BLADE OPS FOR OPR HR AND PARKING INFO.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
-	CAUTION: MULTI 286 FT CRANE OPS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT SE FR JOLLY HELIPAD.
-	OPR 1300-0800Z++ MON-FRI.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KGFA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (8 nm W)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (30 nm NE)
KCII - Choteau Airport (44 nm NW)
S64 - Stanford Airport/Biggerstaff Field (44 nm SE)
S01 - Conrad Airport (51 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:08	13:08
Sunrise	07:39	13:39
Sunset	18:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	19:15	01:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Oct-2026 06:02:45
Local (UTC-6)	11-Oct-2026 00:02:45

METAR

KGFA	110455Z VRB06KT 1/2 -SN OVC005 00/M01 A3002 RMK A02A SLPNO P0002 WNDDATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD 4/002 $
KGTF 8nm W	110553Z 36010KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV003 M01/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP197 P0011 60043 T10061006 10000 21006 51002 $

TAF

KGTF
8nm W

110356Z 1104/1124 35011KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC005 FM111400 02012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC008

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