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Fort Benton Airport K79S

Fort Benton Airport (K79S) is a non-towered airport in Fort Benton, Montana, 2,869 feet above sea level. There are 2 runways; the longest is 05/23, 4,300 feet of asphalt, lighted. The closest other airport on TowerScope is Big Sandy Airport (K3U8), 28 nautical miles northeast.

Runways

RunwayLengthSurfaceLighted
05/234,300 ftasphaltYes
14/321,700 ftgrassNo

Frequencies

Fort Benton Airport weather station

  • 121.125 79S AWOS-3PT

Fort Benton no tower

  • 122.8 CTAF, UNICOM

From the FAA NASR 28-day data, cycle 2026-10-01. Check the Chart Supplement before use.

Location

47.8451, -110.6360. Field elevation 2869 ft. No control tower on file.

Nearby airports

  • K3U8 Big Sandy Airport 28 NM northeast
  • KGTF Great Falls International Airport 37 NM southwest
  • KLTY Liberty County Airport 42 NM north
  • KS64 Stanford Airport/Biggerstaff Field 45 NM south
  • KHVR Havre City County Airport 54 NM northeast
  • K5U5 Fairfield Airport 56 NM west
  • KS01 Conrad Airport 57 NM west
  • KSBX Shelby Airport 65 NM northwest