Airports / Montana / GFA
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Great Falls International Airport (GTF).
Overview
Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) sits in Great Falls, Montana, where it functions as a heliport. Field elevation is 3,472 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list GFA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Great Falls International Airport (GTF, 8 nm), Helena Regional Airport (HLN, 63 nm), and Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT, 75 nm).
Trip costs from GFA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Great Falls Municipal Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GFA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KGFA
IATA
GFA
FAA / Local
GFA
Elevation
3,472 ft
Coordinates
47.5047° N · 111.1870° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Heliport
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MT fields
state range 1,985–6,649 ft
At 3,472 ft, GFA sits higher than 52% of the 27 Montana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmGTFGreat Falls International AirportGreat Falls
- 63nmHLNHelena Regional AirportHelena
- 75nmLWTLewistown Municipal AirportLewistown
- 82nmCTBCut Bank International AirportCut Bank
- 85nmHVRHavre City County AirportHavre
- 104nmBZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportBozeman
Location
Open the full mapKGFA · Malmstrom Air Force Base · Great Falls, MT
From the ramp
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