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Fort Benton
Fort Benton, MT
Phone: 406-622-3489
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Overview
| Attendance: |
Not Attended Unattended |
| Tower: | No |
| Elevation: | 2,869 ft (874.5 m) (Estimated) |
| Location: | 1.00 mi. NE of Fort Benton |
| Beacon: | Present (white-green) |
| Approaches: | RNAV, GPS |
| Runways: | 05/23, 14/32
(unpaved)
Longest paved runway: 4300 ft |
| Fees: | No data |
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Runway 05/23
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75ft. / 1310.6 x 22.9m | Weight Bearing Cap: | Single wheel: 12500 lb |
| Surface: | asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition | Runway Edge Lights: | medium |
| # | Elev/Hdg | Tr. Pat. | Markings | Approach Lights | TD Point | ILS/LOC | Obstructions | Comments/Noise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2868.5ft. MSL 48° mag 62° true 0.2% down | No Data | basic | visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI | Power-Line, 200 ft Left of center, 47 ft high, 1,727 ft from end, 32:1 clearance slope | |||||
| 23 | 2859.3ft. MSL 228° mag 242° true 0.2% up | No Data | basic | visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI | ||||||
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 1700 x 75ft. / 518.2 x 22.9m | Weight Bearing Cap: | |
| Surface: | natural soil, no surface treatment, in good condition | Runway Edge Lights: |
| # | Elev/Hdg | Tr. Pat. | Markings | Approach Lights | TD Point | ILS/LOC | Obstructions | Comments/Noise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2863.0ft. MSL 138° mag 152° true 0.2% up | No Data | No Data | Power-Line, Both-Sides, 36 ft high, 819 ft from end, 23:1 clearance slope | ||||||
| 32 | 2866.4ft. MSL 318° mag 332° true 0.2% down | No Data | No Data | |||||||
Business/Service Information
| Name | Location | Freq. Monitored | Main Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Benton Airport |
| FORT BENTON, MT | 406-622-3489 |
Services at this airport:
Services: Camping on FieldEngine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead
Transportation: Courtesy Car
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Operations & More Information
| Lat/Long: | N47 50.7065' / W110 38.1888' |
| Charts: | NACO:
Great Falls Sectional |
| Mag Var: | 14E (2005) |
| ARTCC: | Salt Lake City (ZLC) |
| FSS: | Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF |
| NOTAM Facility: | GTF |
| Approach/Departure Control Facility | |
| Pattern Altitude: | No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL |
| Wind Indicator: | Lighted |
| Seg. Circle: | Yes |
| Lighting: | Pilot Activated Lighting:
|
Aircraft & Activity
Based GA Aircraft
| Single Engine: | 24 |
| Multi Engine: | 1 |
| Jets: | 0 |
| Helicopters: | 0 |
| Gliders: | |
| Ultralights: |
Airport Activity
| GA Local: | 3,800 |
| GA Itinerant: | 1,650 |
| Commercial: | |
| Air Taxi: | |
| Military: |
(12-month period ending on 7/21/2011)
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Contact Addresses
| Owner: | Airport Manager: |
| Ft Benton & Chouteau County | George Carver |
| County Courthouse, Po Box 459 | Box 494 |
| Fort Benton, MT 59442 | Ft Benton, MT 59442 |
| 406-622-9494 (Office) | 406-622-3489 (Office) |
| or Contact Andy Taylor @ 406-622-5682 | |