KGTF — Great Falls Intl
Great Falls, MT · field elevation 3,680 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KGTF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGTF 252353Z 18009KT 10SM FEW120 28/02 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP996 T02780017 10311 20278 56014 $
- Wind
- from 180° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.63 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,424 ft · pressure altitude 3,970 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9 kt head | — |
| 21 | 6 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 03 | 6 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 35 | 9 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
3 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 7 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGTF 252330Z 2600/2624 22018G28KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 2601/2604 VRB30G40KT 6SM -SHRA BKN180 FM260500 22013G25KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/27025KT FM261400 25020G35KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.48230, -111.37028
- Elevation
- 3,680 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1318Z / 0115Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Cascade, MT
Airport diagram
Everything else KGTF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 10,502 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 6,030 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.6
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.7
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 128.6
Published procedures
- 10 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGFA Malmstrom AFB8 nm
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGTF airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Montana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.