Fort Benton Airport (79S)

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Fort Benton Airport (79S)
79S
Fort Benton Airport (79S)
Fort Benton, MT
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier 79S
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 110-38-11.3300W/47-50-42.3900N
-110.636481/47.845108 (Estimated)
Elevation 2869 ft / 874.47 m (Estimated)
Land 365 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles NE of Fort Benton, MT
Location Chouteau County, MT
Magnetic Variation 14E (2005)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner Ft Benton & Chouteau Co
Address County Courthouse, Po Box 459
Fort Benton, MT 59442
Phone number 406-622-9494
Manager George Carver
Address Box 494
Ft Benton, MT 59442
Phone number 406-622-3489
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower No
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Great Falls
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Boundary ARTCC ZLC - Salt Lake City
Tie-in FSS GTF - Great Falls
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility GTF (NOTAM-d service available)
Federal Agreements NGY
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.800 MHz
UNICOM 122.800 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage TIE
Other services AGRI,INSTR,SURV
Runway Information
Runway 05/23
Dimensions 4300 x 75 ft (1311 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH-G
05 23
Alignment 62° 127°
Physical elevation 2868.00 ft 2859.00 ft
Coordinates 47.842313N / 110.644188W 47.847904N / 110.628776W
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 1700 x 75 ft (518 x 23 m)
Surface DIRT-G
14 32
Alignment 127° 127°
Physical elevation 2863.00 ft 2866.00 ft
Coordinates 47.843913N / 110.639456W 47.839811N / 110.636171W
Traffic pattern Left Left