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KGTF · Great Falls International Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KGTF FAA GTF Elev 3,680 ft Lat 47° 28.92' N Lon 111° 22.26' W Zulu …

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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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.46%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 045° 10,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
21 225° 10,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
17 180° 6,030 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.46%
35 360° 6,030 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.46%
07 090° 4,294 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
25 270° 4,294 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 126.600
  • GND GND/CLNC DEL 121.700
  • TWR TWR 118.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 128.600
  • OPS ANG OPS MAINT 128.890
  • RDO RDO 122.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB ITU

    Truly

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC GTF

    Great Falls

    115.10 MHz · DME 115.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 27 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 17, 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 17, 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 17, 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 17, 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·MONTANA 117 GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF)(KGTF) P (ANG) 3 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N47º28.94´ W111º22.22´ 3680 B AOE ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 03–21: H10502X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–116, D–225, 2S–175, 2D–424, 2D/D1–555, 2D/2D2–915 PCR 5290 F/B/X/T HIRL CL RWY 03: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H6030X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–87, D–140, 2D–245, 2D/2D2–245 PCR 300 F/B/X/U MIRL RWY 17: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–10502 TODA–10502 ASDA–10502 LDA–10502 RWY 17: TORA–6030 TODA–6030 ASDA–6030 LDA–5800 RWY 21: TORA–10502 TODA–10502 ASDA–10502 LDA–10502 RWY 35: TORA–5400 TODA–5400 ASDA–5400 LDA–5400
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT Rwy 21 REIL opr continuously when rwy lgts are on.
  • ·Rwy lgts controlled by twr.
  • ·RWY 03 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS right of CNTRLN.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 7(MD–3) 3(MC–1) 20(MC–11) 9(MD–4MO) 2(M32A–60A) FUEL A++(ANG) A (C406–453–7613) (NC–100LL) FLUID SP PRESAIR OIL O–128–133–148–156(Mil) TRAN ALERT Ltd tran svc only avbl for acft participating in ANG Ops with Prior Coordination (PPR).
  • ·Index level C ARFF capability is available at all times.
  • ·Twy C unrstd weight and avbl for taxiing acft.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-727-3404
  • ·ASOS 126.6 (406) 454–7551.
  • ·ATIS 126.6 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.3 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 128.6 TOWER 118.7 GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 121.7
  • ·TRSA svc ctc APP CON 128.6
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 115.1 GTF Chan 98 N47º27.00´ W111º24.73´ 025º 2.6 NM to fld. 3672/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 060º–171º byd 40 NM 072º–084º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 092º–111º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 092º–111º byd 71 NM 112º–119º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 120º–147º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 111.3 I–SMR Chan 50 Rwy 03.
  • ·HAMILTON RAVALLI CO (HRF)(KHRF) 1 E UTC–7(–6DT) N46º15.43´ W114º07.43´ 3636 B TPA—4436(800) NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 17–35: H5200X75 (ASPH) S–40, D–53 PCN 15 F/D/Y/U MIRL RWY 17: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·For MIRL Rwy 17–35 drg dalgt hrs ctc ap mgr 406–375–9149.
  • ·Ultralight activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 is ltd by the arpt opr to acft max gwt tkof 40000 lbs SW and 53000 lbs DW w/o PPR.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-375-6639
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.825 (406) 375–9149. press *3
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GREAT FALLS H–1E, L–13C IAP, AD GREAT FALLS H–1D, L–13C IAP NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · GTF

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.9% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 75,288 ops in 2000

2024 total

34,207

10-yr total

352,155

2024 mix

AC/AT 36% · GA 48% · Mil 16%

Events / million ops

8.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.50

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Gear-up landing 4

All time · n=18

  • Gear-up landing 7
  • Other 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-09-28 Cessna 310R · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-05-03 Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2026-08-05 Vans RV8 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2026-01-19 Cessna 500 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-08-11 Helio H 295 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-07-22 Mooney M20E · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-12-21 Cessna 180C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-07-03 Cessna 195 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-06-18 Cessna 180 · Gear-up · day →
2001-07-21 Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 · Other · VMC · day →
1998-07-13 Piper PA-32-300 · Loss of control · day →
1998-05-19 Piper PA-31T1 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-05-16 Learjet 35A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-03-25 Piper PA-18-150 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1988-04-26 Cessna 182P · Other · VMC · dusk →
1986-12-02 Cessna 152A · Other · VMC · day →
1986-05-14 Cessna 172H · Other · VMC · day →
1983-12-27 Lake LA-4-200 · Engine failure · night →

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 67 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 82 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 109 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 109 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 109 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 114 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 114 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 127 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 133 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 133 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 3 nm
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 3 nm
Keith Ivan Arensmeyer Great Falls MT 3 nm
Randle Arthur Lambert Great Falls MT 3 nm
Thomas Michael Connor Great Falls MT 3 nm
David Scott Smith Great Falls MT 3 nm
Katie Ann Marie Pribyl Great Falls MT 3 nm
Casey Willis Pinion Great Falls MT 3 nm
Paul Sam Fallang Great Falls MT 3 nm
Brian Glenn Abbott Great Falls MT 3 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
Paul Otto Fischer Great Falls MT 3 nm
Darrell Lee Anderson Great Falls MT 3 nm
David Scott Smith Great Falls MT 3 nm
Andrew Edward Wageman Great Falls MT 3 nm
Lily Adara Ericsson Great Falls MT 3 nm
Robert Christo Brooks Great Falls MT 3 nm
Calvin William Bucklin Great Falls MT 3 nm
Sylvain Michel Courcy Great Falls MT 3 nm
Richard Allen Gibbs Great Falls MT 3 nm
Robert Edwin Grayson Great Falls MT 3 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
 8 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 79 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 97 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 102 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 103 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 116 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 221 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 269 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 319 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 344 nm

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