Great Falls International
GTF · KGTF · Great Falls, Montana · Cascade County · map
Great Falls International is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Great Falls, Montana, 3,680 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 10,502 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 84 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,207 takeoffs and landings a year. About 185,479 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Great Falls International?
Its FAA code is GTF, and its ICAO code is KGTF.
Where is Great Falls International?
It is 3 miles southwest of Great Falls, Montana, 3,680 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Great Falls International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 10,502 feet long.
Does Great Falls International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Great Falls International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Great Falls International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Salt Lake City International, Denver International, Kalispell, Billings Logan International, Missoula Montana. Every route
Are there flight schools at Great Falls International?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Biz Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Great Falls International?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Great Falls International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GTF · ICAO KGTF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 3,680 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 10,502 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 6,030 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), road 25 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 230 ft, 5,800 ft available for landing, road 10 ft high 345 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, 5,400 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Gtf and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.6 | Great Falls |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.7 | Great Falls |
| Tower | 118.7 | Great Falls |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service | 128.6 | Great Falls |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Great Falls |
| Great Falls Rco | 122.3 | Great Falls |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-454-7551.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- customs available
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Choteau Airport (38 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Index level C rescue and firefighting (ARFF) capability is available at all times.
- Runway end identifier lights runway 21 operates continuously when runway lights are on. Runway lights controlled by tower.
- For DC-10-40 and B747.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Military: ang: ltd tran service only available for aircraft participating in ang operations with prior coordination (prior permission required).
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Military: ang: usaf bash - exp increased migratory waterfowl act (phase II) MAR-MAY, jul, and SEP-DEC, SR-.5 to sunset+.5.
- Military: ang: non-standard white eqpt tool box lctn painted on ramp.
- Military: ang: fuel: a++ available at ang.
- Taxiway C unrstd WT and available for taxiing aircraft.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 4,606 departures from GTF in those twelve months, carrying 185,290 passengers in 229,919 seats (81% filled), to 40 destinations on 16 airlines.
All 40 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 58 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 8 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 34,207, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 7,238 |
| air taxi and commuter | 5,118 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,339 |
| general aviation, local | 6,955 |
| military | 5,557 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Great Falls from the FAA register
88 aircraft are registered to owners in Great Falls, Montana: 75 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 3 business jets, 2 drones, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Biz Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Great Falls
Repair stations in Great Falls:
- Avmax Montana, INC
- Holman Aviation CO Holman Aviation is an FBO at Great Falls International Airport in Montana, providing fuel, ground handling, aircraft maintenance, and related services to commercial, airline, charter, corporate, private, and military aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Great Falls 88 aircraft · 75 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 3 business jets
- Cloud Catcher Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Ponderosa Aircraft LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Biz Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Avmax Montana, INC · repair station
- Holman Aviation CO · repair station
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 1,070 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Federal Express Corporation
- Denver International (DEN) 722 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Kalispell (FCA) 452 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Billings Logan International (BIL) 432 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Missoula Montana (MSO) 426 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 399 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Bozeman Yellowstone International (BZN) 389 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 363 flights in twelve months · Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,044 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GTF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.