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K79S · Fort Benton Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K79S Elev 2,869 ft Lat 47° 50.71' N Lon 110° 38.16' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 062° 4,300 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
23 242° 4,300 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
14 151.7° 1,700 ft 75 ft GRS No 0.19%
32 331.7° 1,700 ft 75 ft GRS No 0.19%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K79S on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·OR CONTACT ANDY TAYLOR @ 406-622-5682.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

5,450

10-yr total

54,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-10-20 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · day →
1985-02-24 BENJAMIN PITTS S1U · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 68 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 101 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 131 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 131 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 131 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 150 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 150 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 150 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 150 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 150 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Peter Ohara Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Andrew William Taylor Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Justin Clark Nestorick Carter MT 13 nm
Riley Thomas Debruycker Carter MT 13 nm
Coya Marie Nack Geraldine MT 21 nm
Nicholas Robert Morris Belt MT 30 nm
Walker Montana Schearer Belt MT 30 nm
Vincent Robert Bakke Great Falls MT 34 nm
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 34 nm
Keith Ivan Arensmeyer Great Falls MT 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Wilbur Rodger Fultz Fort Benton MT 1 nm
George Sylvester Ackerson Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Darrel Wayne Benjamin Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Russell R Cameron Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Raymond Byron Cameron Fort Benton MT 1 nm
Andries Daniel Daffie Fort Benton MT 1 nm
David Jon Demontigny Highwood MT 16 nm
Roger Charles White Floweree MT 17 nm
Terry William Jurenka Big Sandy MT 29 nm
Clarence Edward Sivertsen Belt MT 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 30 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 83 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 124 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 126 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 126 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 151 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 249 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 293 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 345 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 345 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.