Clark Fork Valley Hospital Heliport
MT78 · Plains, Montana · Sanders County · map
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Clark Fork Valley Hospital, 1 mile north of Plains, Montana, 2,462 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 30 by 28 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MT78
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Clark Fork Valley Hospital
- Elevation
- 2,462 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1990
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 30 × 28 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Plains from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Plains, Montana: 15 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
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
- Medical use.
- Helipad has a 'H' in center
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.