METAR & TAF 79S
Current METAR
Observed 17:15Z
K79S 111715Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM OVC070 17/07 A3002 RMK AO2 T01680073 $
- Wind
- 260° @ 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 17°C / 7°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 3,673 ft
- Ceiling
- 7,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- GREAT FALLS
- ARTCC
- ZLC · SALT LAKE CITY
- NOTAM facility
- GTF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MIKE MAY
- Phone
- (406) 781-9478
- Address
- PO BOX 1512, COLONY BAY ROAD, FORT BENTON MT 59442
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GTF
- GREAT FALLS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 23
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23Favored | 48° / 228° | 4,300 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 14/32 | 138° / 318° | 1,700 ft | DIRT | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50', pline, 830' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 16 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- AGRI,INSTR,SURV
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Other notes
- PAY PHONE AVAILABLE.
- MANAGEROR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 79S
Answer card- ICAO
- 79S
- Name
- FORT BENTON
- Location
- FORT BENTON, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 2,868.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 3,868.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 05/23 · 4,300 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 14°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 260° at 9 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 23
Fort Benton Airport (79S) sits in Fort Benton, Montana. Field elevation is 2,868.8 ft MSL. The airport has two runways. The longest is 4,300 ft on runway 05/23. Runway 14/32 is 1,700 ft and dirt. This is a non-towered field. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. Runways 05 and 23 have PAPI. Medium intensity runway lights are also on 05 and 23. They are controlled by CTAF, so plan on using the published procedures for lighting activation.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. If you need local coordination, the published remarks list Andy Taylor at 406-622-5682. A pay phone is available. For clearance delivery, contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568. With elevation near 2,900 ft MSL, expect a little less performance than at sea level. Check density altitude before departure, especially on warm days. The field sits in a rural area, so keep an eye on runway surface choice. Runway 05/23 is the paved option. Runway 14/32 is dirt.