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Benchmark Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2010-02-11 0901Z
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Location Information
Coordinates: 47°28'52.80"N / 112°52'11.16"W
Located 19 miles W of Benchmark, Montana on 145 acres of land.
Estimated Elevation is 5434 feet MSL.
Magnetic Variation from 1985 is 18° East
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:March 1965
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
WIND INDICATOR BOTH ENDS AND MIDDLE OF RY; THREE WINDSOCKS ON FIELD.
A.R.T.C.C.:SALT LAKE CITY
F.S.S.:GREAT FALLS
NOTAMs Facility:GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:GREAT FALLS
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
CTAF:122.900
AWOS-3 at 7S0 (50.6 W):122.8 617-262-3825
ASOS at MSO (60.3 SW):121.9 406-728-3743
ATIS at MSO (60.3 SW):126.65
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT GTF GREAT FALLS 115.10 256°59.4
VOD MSO MISSOULA 112.80 037°60.4
VOT HLN HELENA 117.70 308°64.6
VOT GFA MALMSTROM 115.80 252°68.7
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT CII CHOTEAU 269 217°35.0
VOT CRD CONRAD 293 205°57.3
VOT ITU TRULY 371 261°61.4
VOT CVP CAPITOL 335 308°65.0
Runway 12/30
RY 30 RECOMMENDED DEPARTURE RY CONDITIONS PERMITTING. RY 12 RISES UPHILL 120' WITH RISING TERRAIN BEYOND.
Dimensions:6000 x 100 feet
Surface:Asphalt in Fair Condition
Weight Limits:S-45, D-80, ST-140
Runway 12Runway 30
Gradient: 2.0 2.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Markings:Basic in fair condition.Basic in fair condition.
Obstacles: 80 ft Trees 320 ft from runway, 225 ft left of center
+65' TREES 0' TO 150' R, 2150' FM RY END, 33:1 TO RY END.
+58' TREES ON CENTERLINE.
+10' GND 129' R & +14' FENCE 151' R, BOTH 0' TO 200' FM EOR. +5' BRUSH 147' L 200' FM EOR. +3' FENCE 202' L, 0' TO 200' FM EOR. +15' RD 222' L 0 TO 200' FM EOR.
 272 ft Hill 3000 ft from runway, 550 ft left of center
+250' TREES ON CENTERLINE.
+8' GND 151' R 0 TO 200' FM EOR. +12' FENCE & +42' TREES 205' R 0' TO 200' FM EOR.
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:U S FOREST SERVICE
LEWIS & CLARK NATNL FOREST
CHOTEAU, MT 59422
406-791-7700
Manager:LINDA BRANDVOLD
LEWIS & CLARK NATNL FOREST BOX 869, 1101 15TH ST. N
GREAT FALLS, MT 59403
406-731-5329
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:none Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2008-08-04
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Commercial Operations:none
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Commuter Operations:none
Helicopters Based on Field:none Annual Air Taxi Operations:100
Military Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Military Operations:20
Gliders Based on Field:none Annual GA Local Operations:none
Ultralights Based on Field:none Annual GA Itinerant Operations:350
Other Remarks
  • MTNS PARALLEL E & W OF ARPT IN TRANS SURFACE.
  • NO SVCS AVBL.
  • NO TELEPHONE ON FIELD. BENCHMARK CABIN LCTD 1 MILE NW OF ARPT.
  • ARPT IS LCTD WITHIN THE LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST.