FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF: | 138.125 |
| GREAT FALLS APPROACH: | 128.6 |
| GREAT FALLS DEPARTURE: | 128.6 |
| BLADE OPS: | 271.9 |
| COMD POST: | 311.0 321.0 |
| PMSV METRO: | 239.8 |
| WX ASOS at GTF (8 nm W): | PHONE 406-452-9849 |
- SERVICE BETWEEN 1100-2330Z MON-FRI (LIMITED SERVICE BETWEEN 1300-1600Z), LIMITED SERVICE 1300-1600Z WEEKEND AND HOLIDAYS. OTHER TIMES CONTACT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, 25TH OWS AT DSN 228-7553/7644. ASOS AT MALMSTROM AFB IS NOT MANUALLY AUGMENTED AND DATA IS ONLY AVAILABLE VIA PMSV DURING NORMAL DUTY HRS.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GTFr054/9.7 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TRULY | | 026/11.2 | | 371 | | 16E | | ITU | .. - ..- |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| 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 |
| Manager: | BASE OPERATIONS
MALMSTROM AFB
GREAT FALLS, MT 59402 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGT - PERIMETER, LDG AND APCH LGT AVBL. LDG DRCT AND APCH LGT ORIENTED 026 DEG. |
| - | FUEL - J8 |
| - | RSTD - R/W ACFT ON OFFL BUS ONLY, CLSD TO ALL F/W ACFT. PPR FR 40TH HELICOPTER FLT DSN 632-3250. |
| - | CAUTION - 57 FT TWR LCTD .5 NM NE. |
| - | TRAN ALERT - NO SVC AVBL WO PRIOR COORD WITH COPTER MAINT DSN 632-6356. |
| - | CTC 40TH HELICOPTER FLT FOR OPR HR. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT REMARK. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other 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)
S01 - Conrad Airport (51 nm NW)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (63 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 03:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 17:59:06 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Jul-2008 11:59:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KGFA | 251556Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02060094
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KGTF
8nm W | 251753Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02330078 10233 20094 58013
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| TAF |
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| KGFA | 251111 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS BECMG 1617 09009KT 9999 SCT090 QNH2994INS BECMG 0304 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS T29/23Z T08/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2511 NEXT 2519
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KGTF
8nm W | 251138Z 251212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1700 12007KT P6SM SCT070 FM0700 23006KT P6SM SKC
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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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