K79S
Fort Benton Airport
Fort Benton Airport (K79S) is a general-aviation airfield serving Fort Benton, Montana. The field lies at 2,869 ft (874 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 4,300 ft (1,311 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Peterson Ranch Airport (MT77), 18 nm SW.
Fort Benton Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 2,869 ft (874 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.8451, -110.6360
- Serving
- Fort Benton
- Region
- Montana
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Runways2 · longest 4,300 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,300 ft1,311 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 14/32 | 1,700 ft518 m | 75 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.