Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport
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Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport is a private heliport owned by Usaf, 3 miles east of Great Falls, Montana, 3,472 feet above sea level. It has 2 landing pads. It has fuel (Jet A).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KGFA · observed 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 16 knots, gusting to 20
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGFA 062055Z 29016G20KT 10SM FEW200 27/M07 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP144 T02711072 57016 $
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 GFA · ICAO KGFA
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 3,472 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Landing pads 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 100 × 100 ft | Asphalt | |
| H2 | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete |
Radio frequencies
| Approach and departure | 128.6 |
Aircraft registered in Great Falls from the FAA register
87 aircraft are registered to owners in Great Falls, Montana: 74 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 3 business jets, 2 drones, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 126.2
- Light: jolly helipad not lit. Pedro helipad not lit. Perimeter lighted to huey helipad. Huey helipad windsock lighted. Pedro helipad windsock lighted. Northern and eastern windsocks not lighted.
- Caution: 57 feet tower located 0.5 NM northeast; construction pers and eqpt and obstruction all around Malmstrom Afb.
- Tran alert: no service available WO prior coord with copter maintenance dsn 632-6356.
- Caution: multi 286 feet crane operations approximately 2000 feet southeast FR jolly helipad.
- Operates 1300-0800Z++ MON-FRI.
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.