| Cut Bank Municipal Airport Cut Bank Army Air Field | |||
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| 2006 USGS Photo | |||
| IATA: CTB – ICAO: KCTB – FAA LID: CTB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Cut Bank and Glacier County | ||
| Serves | Cut Bank, Montana | ||
| Location | Glacier County, near Cut Bank, Montana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,854 ft / 1,175 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°36′30″N 112°22′34″W / 48.60833°N 112.37611°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Map | |||
  KCTB | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,299 | 1,615 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 5,300 | 1,615 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 5,800 | ||
| Based aircraft | 32 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Cut Bank Municipal Airport (IATA: CTB, ICAO: KCTB, FAA Location identifier: CTB) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Cut Bank, a city in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is owned by Cut Bank and Glacier County.[1]
The airport's website refers to it as Cut Bank International Airport.[2] Its first flight took place on 1 June 1941.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[]
Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,730 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 3,854 feet (1,175 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 5,299 by 75 feet (1,615 x 23 m) and 13/31 is 5,300 by 75 feet (1,615 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 2% military. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 3% multi-engine and 9% ultralight.[1]
History[]
During World War II, Cut Bank Army Air Field was used by the Second Air Force as an auxiliary heavy bomber training airfield, being controlled by Great Falls Army Air Base. Several squadrons of groups training at Great Falls in B-17 Flying Fortresses trained at Cut Bank. Known squadrons were:
- 2nd Bombardment Group, 429th Bomb Squadron, November 1942-March 1943
- 385th Bombardment Group, 550th Bomb Squadron, March–June 1943
- 390th Bombardment Group, 569th Bomb Squadron, June–July 1943
- 401st Bombardment Group, 613th Bomb Squadron, July–October 1943
During the Cold War, Cut Bank AFB was used as an interceptor base as part of Air Defense Command.
See also[]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 , effective 2008-09-25.
- ↑ "Welcome to Cut Bank International Airport". Cut Bank Airport. http://www.cutbankairport.org/. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Airport History". Cut Bank Airport. http://www.cutbankairport.org/about/airport-history/. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
External links[]
- Cut Bank International Airport, official site
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CTB, effective November 27, 2025
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CTB
- AirNav airport information for KCTB
- ASN accident history for CTB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
The original article can be found at Cut Bank Municipal Airport and the edit history here.