Three Forks Airport (9S5)

9S5
Three Forks Airport (9S5)
Three Forks, MT
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 9S5
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 111°34'10.0000" W / 45°52'41.2000" N
-111.569444 / 45.878111 (Estimated)
Elevation 4089.40 ft / 1246.45 m (Surveyed)
Land 182 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles SE of Three Forks, MT
Location Gallatin County, MT
Magnetic Variation 16E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner GALLATIN COUNTY
Address 311 WEST MAIN RM 306
BOZEMAN, MT 59715
Phone number 406-582-3000
Manager NICK BILTON
Address P.O. BOX 978
THREE FORKS, MT 59752
Phone number 406-570-0803
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart GREAT FALLS
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible 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)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AGRI,INSTR,PAJA
Runway Information
Runway 03/21
Dimensions 5099 x 60 ft (1554 x 18 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
03 21
Alignment 40° 220°
Physical elevation 4089.20 ft 4080.70 ft
Coordinates 45.872755 / -111.575858 45.883471 / -111.563006
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • OCCASIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS INVOF ARPT.
  • UPON DEPARTURE, ALL ACFT MUST REACH 500 FT ALTITUDE PRIOR TO MAKING ANY TURNS.
  • FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861, IF UNABLE CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ARPT ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.