Fort Benton Airport

Location

Latitude:	47-50-39.0800N (47.844189)
Longitude:	110-38-12.7000W (-110.636861)
Elevation:	2868.8 feet MSL (874 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	11.4 E (as of May 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -7.0 (Standard Time) UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	01 N.M. NE of Fort Benton, Montana
Found On:	Great Falls Chart
FAA Region:	ANM

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
MIKE MAY PO BOX 1512, COLONY BAY ROAD FORT BENTON, MT 59442 (406) 781-9478	FT BENTON & CHOUTEAU CO CHOUTEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 459 FORT BENTON, MT 59442 406-622-9494

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	04/1940
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	3869 feet (1179 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	GTF
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-3PT:	121.125 (406-622-5976)

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ( ZLC) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (GREAT FALLS RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406

Business Name	Phone	Fuel Grade
Fultz Aviation	622-3298
Steve Rose	622-5011
Taylor Aviation	622-5682	100ll

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Great Falls(GTF)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 04/17/25 to 0901Z 05/15/25.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 23	NW-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NW-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NW-1

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 79S

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
39.3	GTF	_ _ . _ . . _ .	Great Falls	VORTAC	115.10	233	221
41.4	ITU	. . _ . . _	Truly	NDB	371	226	214
42.1	LTY	. _ . . _ _ . _ _	Chester	NDB	323	341	329
54.3	HVR	. . . . . . . _ . _ .	Havre	VOR-DME	114.65	39	28
55.2	CRD	_ . _ . . _ . _ . .	Conrad	NDB	293	292	280
61.8	CII	_ . _ . . . . .	Choteau	NDB	269	269	257
63.3	LWT	. _ . . . _ _ _	Lewistown	VOR-DME	115.45	138	127
64.4	SBX	. . . _ . . . _ . . _	Shelby	NDB	347	310	298
80.8	CTB	_ . _ . _ _ . . .	Cut Bank	VOR-DME	113.35	302	290
89.1	HAU	. . . . . _ . . _	Hauser	NDB	386	211	199
90.7	HWQ	. . . . . _ _ _ _ . _	Harlowton	NDB	242	158	147
91.2	CVP	_ . _ . . . . _ . _ _ .	Capitol	NDB	335	215	203
91.6	HLN	. . . . . _ . . _ .	Helena	VORTAC	117.70	216	204

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
0.0	Fort Benton Airport (79S)	0	349	100LL
28.4	Big Sandy Airport (3U8)	47	36	100LL
36.7	Great Falls International Airport (GTF KGTF GTF)	234	222	100LL, Jet A
42.4	Liberty County Airport (KLTY LTY)	340	328	100LL
45.0	Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport (S64)	158	147	100LL
54.6	Havre City-County Airport (HVR KHVR HVR)	39	28	100LL, Jet A+
57.2	Conrad Airport (S01)	290	278	100LL
61.7	Choteau Airport (KCII CII)	269	257	100LL, Jet A
64.7	Shelby Airport (SBX KSBX SBX)	310	298	100LL, Jet A+
67.3	Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT KLWT LWT)	134	123	100, 100LL, Jet A
71.3	Edgar G Obie Airport (S71)	50	39	100LL
74.6	Maddox Ranch Company Airport (3MT4)	56	45	100LL
81.7	White Sulphur Springs Airport (7S6)	187	176	100LL
83.3	Cut Bank International Airport (CTB KCTB CTB)	304	292	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
92.3	Helena Regional Airport (HLN KHLN HLN)	216	204	100, 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A110-2	(PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE.
A14	OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682.
A81-APT	ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	05/23 14/32
Longest Runway:	05/23 is 4300 ft (1311 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

79S Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23	4300 ft x 75 ft (1311 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	NACO as of 05/16/2003
Surface:	Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	16.0

	Runway 05	Runway 23
Elevation:	2868.8	2859.5
Latitude:	47-50-32.3300N	47-50-52.4600N
Longitude:	110-38-39.0800W	110-37-43.6000W
Runway True Alignment:	062	242
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height:	40	40

Runway 14/32	1700 ft x 75 ft (518 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	NACO as of 05/16/2003
Surface:	Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment

	Runway 14	Runway 32
Elevation:	2863.2	2866.4
Latitude:	47-50-38.0900N	47-50-23.3200N
Longitude:	110-38-22.0400W	110-38-10.2200W
Runway True Alignment:	152	332
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Object at End:	PLINE
Object Height:	50
Distance from End:	830

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	High Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	High Pressure
Fuel Available:	100, 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	Yes
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

FAA: 79S

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 406

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 79S

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

79S Airport Runway Details

Runway 05

Runway 23

Runway 14

Runway 32

Services

Maps & Diagrams

79S Sectional

79S Diagram