FAA facility Airport

FORT BENTON

FORT BENTON, MONTANA FAA 79S Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 4,300 × 75 ft · Asphalt (excellent) · Medium-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	62°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	—
23	242°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	—

14/32 1,700 × 75 ft · Dirt (good) · Unlighted

14 32

Runway-end details

Runway 14/32 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
14	152°	—	—	—	—	—
32	332°	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
79S AWOS-3PT	121.125	—
CTAF	122.8	—
UNICOM	122.8	—
GREAT FALLS RCAG	133.4	—
GREAT FALLS RCAG	285.4	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

FORT BENTON Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 79S

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: 79S
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL
Repair: Airframe: NONE
Powerplant: NONE
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: FORT BENTON, MT
County: Chouteau
FAA region: Northwest Mountain region
Coordinates: 47.84419, -110.63686
Elevation: 2,868.8 ft (FAA)

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Weather stations

79S Commissioned 2009-03-24 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.