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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KGTF · observed 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 19 knots, gusting to 25
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 20°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:12 pm MDT (19:12 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 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 KGTF 061953Z 26019G25KT 10SM CLR 26/M07 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 25026/1907 SLP150 T02611067 $
TAF KGTF 061912Z 0619/0718 24015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM070100 VRB05KT 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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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 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 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.