Cut Bank International
CTB · KCTB · Cut Bank, Montana · Glacier County · map
Cut Bank International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Cut Bank and Glacier County, 3 miles southwest of Cut Bank, Montana, 3,858 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 18 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 8,250 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KCTB · observed 4:56 pm MDT (22:56 UTC), 35 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:03 pm MDT (19:03 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 25 knots, gusting to 35, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCTB 062256Z AUTO 25015G22KT 10SM CLR 21/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 25027/2159 SLP165 T02061017
TAF KCTB 061903Z 0619/0718 27025G35KT P6SM FEW250 FM070100 29012KT P6SM BKN250 FM070800 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CTB · ICAO KCTB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Cut Bank and Glacier County
- Elevation
- 3,858 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,300 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,300 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Ctb and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.025 | |
| Cut Bank Rco | 122.2 | Cut Bank · Communications provided by great falls radio on frequency 122.2 (Cut Bank rco). |
| Great Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.4 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-873-2939.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Cut Bank from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Cut Bank, Montana: 14 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 14/32; runway end identifier lights runway 32 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 23; VASI runway 32 operates continuously.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.