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KGFA · Malmstrom Air Force Base

ICAO · US

ID KGFA FAA GFA Elev 3,472 ft Lat 47° 30.28' N Lon 111° 11.22' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 100 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
H1 — 100 ft 100 ft Asphalt No —
H2 — 100 ft 100 ft CONC No —

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).

  • TACAN GFA

    Malmstrom

    115.80 MHz · DME 115.80 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 38 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotg bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotg bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT rotg bcn—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (38 sentences)
  • ·MONTANA 131 MALMSTROM AFB HELIPORT (GFA)(KGFA) AF 3 E UTC–7(–6DT) N47º30.28´ W111º11.24´ 3472 NOTAM FILE GTF Not insp.
  • ·HELIPAD H1: H100X100 (ASPH) HELIPAD H2: H100X100 (CONC)
  • ·FUEL JET A LGT Jolly Helipad not lit.
  • ·Perimeter lgtd to Huey Helipad.
  • ·Huey Helipad windsock lgtd.
  • ·Pedro Helipad windsock lgtd.
  • ·Northern and eastern windsocks not lgtd.
  • ·MILITARY— TRAN ALERT No svc avbl wo prior coord with copter maint DSN 632–6356.
  • ·: Opr 1300–0800Z‡ Mon–Fri.
  • ·Ctc 40th Helicopter Squadron´s Blade Ops for opr hr and parking info.
  • ·RSTD Clsd to all F/W acft.
  • ·R/W acft on offl bus only.
  • ·Ctc Blade Ops for PPR & svc.
  • ·DSN 632–3250 or 341 NW/CP 632–3801.
  • ·Heliport ltd to helipads, clsd rwy between R & Q, and inside orange barriers.
  • ·CAUTION Multi 286 ft crane ops approximately 2,000 ft SE fr Jolly Helipad. 57 ft twr lctd 0.5 NM NE; construction pers and eqpt and obst all around Malmstrom AFB.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-731-3250
  • ·CTAF 271.9 ®GREAT FALLS APP/DEP CON 128.6 124.15 VFR Advsy.
  • ·COMD POST 311.0 323.8 PMSV METRO 239.8 (Wx ctc DSN 632–2710.
  • ·Full svc avbl Mon–Fri H24.
  • ·Ho on wkend and hol ctc DSN 228–7338) BLADE OPS 271.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·MALTA (M75) 1 NW UTC–7(–6DT) N48º22.02´ W107º55.16´ 2254 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 08–26: H4500X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 08: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·RWY 26: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT MIRL Rwy 08–26 & PAPI Rwy 08 & 26 opr dusk–0500Z‡ after 0700Z‡, after 0500Z‡ ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-654-1143
  • ·AWOS–3 119.250 (406) 654–1279.
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·GLASGOW (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 113.9 GGW Chan 86 N48º12.92´ W106º37.53´ 266º 52.6 NM to fld. 2283/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 001º–005º byd 50 NM 010º–025º byd 40 NM 030º–045º byd 63 NM blo 9,300´ 050º–055º byd 55 NM 060º–080º byd 55 NM 335º–345º byd 50 NM 346º–355º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 001º–005º byd 50 NM 050º–055º byd 55 NM 060º–080º byd 55 NM 335º–345º byd 50NM MEADOW CREEK USFS (0S1) 1 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N47º50.96´ W113º25.05´ 3993 NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 17–35: 2830X100 (TURF) 1.0% up S RWY 17: Trees.
  • ·Big game animals may be on rwy.

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Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Great Falls Municipal Airport

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · GFA Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

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
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 72 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 76 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 110 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 110 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 110 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 122 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 122 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 134 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 139 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 139 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
Vincent Robert Bakke Great Falls MT 5 nm
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 5 nm
Keith Ivan Arensmeyer Great Falls MT 5 nm
Randle Arthur Lambert Great Falls MT 5 nm
Thomas Michael Connor Great Falls MT 5 nm
David Scott Smith Great Falls MT 5 nm
Katie Ann Marie Pribyl Great Falls MT 5 nm
Casey Willis Pinion Great Falls MT 5 nm
Paul Sam Fallang Great Falls MT 5 nm
Brian Glenn Abbott Great Falls MT 5 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
Brian Wayne Schumacher Black Eagle MT 3 nm
Seth Abram Dormaier Black Eagle MT 3 nm
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 5 nm
Darrell Lee Anderson Great Falls MT 5 nm
David Scott Smith Great Falls MT 5 nm
Andrew Edward Wageman Great Falls MT 5 nm
Lily Adara Ericsson Great Falls MT 5 nm
Robert Christo Brooks Great Falls MT 5 nm
Calvin William Bucklin Great Falls MT 5 nm
Sylvain Michel Courcy Great Falls MT 5 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
 6 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 81 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 99 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 103 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 104 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 124 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 228 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 276 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 325 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 341 nm

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