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KGFA
Heliport
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls, Montana

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:GFA / KGFA
Lat/Lng: 47.5046666667, -111.187333333
47-30-16.8000N, 111-11-14.4000W
Estimated by MILITARY on 02/19/2004
Elevation: 3472 feet Estimated by MILITARY on 02/19/2004
Magnetic Variation: 17E, (1985), [14E (2008)]
Sectional: GREAT FALLS
From City: 3nm E of Great Falls

Operations

Use: Private
Airspace Analysis: NOT ANALYZED
Ownership: Air Force owned
Activation: 03/1943
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Salt Lake City Center (ZLC)
FSS: Great Falls FSS (GTF)
NOTAMs and Weather: GFA NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: no
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 139.225
Approach:
Contact 'GREAT FALLS' Approach
128.6, 259.1
Departure:
Contact 'GREAT FALLS' Departure
128.6, 259.1
Other: --COMD POST 311.0
--COMD POST 321.0
--BLADE OPS 271.9
--PMSV METRO 239.8
Master Airport: GTF (GREAT FALLS INTL)

Services

Airframe Repair: None
Powerplant Repair: None
Bottled Oxygen: None

Based Aircraft

Total: 0

Annual Operations

Total: 0

Ownership

Owner: USAF
Malmstrom AFB
Great Falls, Mt 59402
Manager: Base Operations
Malmstrom AFB
Great Falls, Mt 59402

Runways

Runways: H1
H2

Runway H1

Length: 100 feet
by Military on 02/19/2004
Width: 100 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete

Runway H2

Length: 100 feet
by Military on 06/23/2008
Width: 100 feet
Surface: Porland Cement Concrete

Procedures

Additional Remarks

Light - Perimeter, Landing and Approach Light Available. Landing Direct and Approach Light Oriented 026 Deg.
Fuel - J8
Restricted - R/W Aircraft on Offl Bus only, Closed to All F/W Aircraft. Prior Permission Fr 40Th Helicopter Flight DSN 632-3250.
Caution - 57 Ft Tower Located .5 NM NE.
Transient Alert - No Service Available Wo Prior Coord with Copter Maintenance DSN 632-6356.
Contact 40Th Helicopter Flight for Operating Hour. See Flip Ap/1 Supplementary Airport Remark.
Orange Barriers Mark Boundaries of Heliport.
Heliport Limited to Two Helipads and Slide Area Between R and Q. Other Areas of Old Airfield Littered with Obst and Act not Authorized for Landing or Departure.

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