Airport information
- FAA LID
- U79
- Coordinates
- 45.3732, -115.1982
- Elevation
- 5,765 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- Sectional chart
- GREAT FALLS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SEATTLE (ZSE)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1941/09
- Distance from city
- 0 E
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:14 AM | 11:14Z |
| Sunrise | 04:52 AM | 11:52Z |
| Sunset | 08:32 PM | 03:32Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:10 PM | 04:10Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:10 PM → 04:14 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:32 PM → 03:52 AM
Plan a flight from U79
Runway 07/25
4,100 ft × 200 ft · TURF-DIRT (Fair) 07
- Heading
- 075° mag · 93° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
25
- Heading
- 255° mag · 273° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 15/33
2,700 ft × 140 ft · Turf (Poor) 15
- Heading
- 143° mag · 161° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
33
- Heading
- 323° mag · 341° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CNTR | 123.95 | SEATTLE CNTR |
| CTAF | 122.9 |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Owner
U S FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST, OGDEN, UT
801-625-5511
Manager
KRASSEL DISTRICT RANGER
500 NORTH MISSION STREET, MC CALL, ID
208-634-0600
Remarks FAA
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 12/31/58.
- APRT SUBJ TEMPO CLSD ERY SPRING TO SOFT RWYS.
- +70 FT TREES ADJ TO ALL RWY EDGES.
- EXTSV RODENT ACTIVITY ON BOTH RWYS.
- NO FONE AVBL AT ARPT.
- PVT STONE BREAKER ARPT LOCATED 1 NM NE OF CHAMBERLAIN USFS.
- RWY 15/33 HAS +2 FT PIPE & -2 FT DITCH ACRS RWY NORTH OF RWY 07/25 INT; 1ST 300 FT OF RWY 33 CLSD.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
- RWY 07/25 & RWY 15/33 THRS MKD & RWYS OUTLINED WITH YELLOW ROCKS - BARELY VSB.
- RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS TRRN SRNDD BY 70 FT - 80 FT TALL TREES.
- RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS & TIMBERED TRRN.
- +35 FT TREES 40 FT ON CNTRLN.
- RWY 15 150 FT TIMBERED HILL 1200 FT ON CNTRLN
- +325' TIMBERED RIDGE 5000' ON CNTRLN.
- +275' TIMBERED RIDGE 2100' ON CNTRLN +35' TREES AT 300' ON CNTRLN.
- RWY END 25 - FIRST 300 FT OF RWY SFC IS ROUGH.
- RY 15/33 ROUGH AND UNEVEN SFC.
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