79S
Fort Benton Airport
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Location Information for 79S
Coordinates: N47°50.65' / W110°38.21'
Located 01 miles NE of Fort Benton, Montana on 365 acres of land. View all Airports in Montana.
Estimated Elevation is 2868 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:April 1940
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
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
AWOS-3PT:121.125 Tel. 406-622-5976
UNICOM:122.800
CTAF:122.800
ASOS at GTF (36.5 SW):126.6 406-454-7551
ATIS at GTF (36.8 SW):269.0
ASOS at HVR (54.6 NE):135.225 406-290-3286
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ( ZLC) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (GREAT FALLS RCAG).
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT GTF GREAT FALLS 115.10 036°39.4
VOD HVR HAVRE 114.65 204°54.4
VOD LWT LEWISTOWN 115.45 303°63.4
VOD CTB CUT BANK 113.35 104°81.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway 05/23
Dimensions:4300 x 75 feet / 1311 x 23 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Excellent Condition
Weight Limits:S-16
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 05Runway 23
Coordinates:N47°50.54' / W110°38.65'N47°50.87' / W110°37.73'
Elevation: 2868.8 2859.5
Runway Heading: 62° True 242° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Runway 14/32
Dimensions:1700 x 75 feet / 518 x 23 meters
Surface:Dirt in Poor Condition
ROUGH SURFACE CONDITION
Runway 14Runway 32
Coordinates:N47°50.63' / W110°38.37'N47°50.39' / W110°38.17'
Elevation: 2863.2 2866.4
Runway Heading: 152° True 332° True
Obstacles: 50 ft Power Line 830 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue)
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:CROP DUSTING SERVICES,PILOT INSTRUCTION,ANNUAL SURVEYING
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:FT BENTON & CHOUTEAU CO
CHOUTEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 459
FORT BENTON, MT 59442
406-622-9494
Manager:MIKE MAY
OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682.
PO BOX 1512, COLONY BAY ROAD
FORT BENTON, MT 59442
(406) 781-9478
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Weather Minimums
Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts
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