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Cut Bank Municipal Airport (IATA: CTB, ICAO: KCTB, FAA LID: CTB) is three miles southwest of Cut Bank, in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is owned by Cut Bank and Glacier County.[1]

Cut Bank Municipal Airport Cut Bank Army Air Field
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
Website	CutbankAirport.org
Map
KCTB Location
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]

The airport's website calls it Cut Bank International Airport. Its first flight was on 1 June 1941.[2]

Facilities

Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers 1,730 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 3,854 feet (1,175 m). It has two asphalt 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]

In the year ending August 22, 2008 the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, average 15 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 2% military. 32 aircraft were then based at the airport: 88% single-engine, 3% multi-engine and 9% ultralight.[1]

History

Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Valier Hwy., Cut Bank, Montana
Coordinates	48.6075°N 112.3663°W / 48.6075; -112.3663
Area	1,460 acres (5.9 km2)
Built	1942
Built by	Army Corps of Engineers; et.al.
Architectural style	WWII Temporary Bldgs.
NRHP reference No.	07001494[3]
Added to NRHP	January 29, 2008

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 an interceptor base, part of Air Defense Command.

The Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base, on Valier Highway in Cut Bank, Montana was built in 1942. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included eight contributing buildings, 27 contributing structures, and four contributing sites on 1,460 acres (5.9 km²).[3]

It was built by the Army Corps of Engineers and includes World War II temporary buildings. It has also been known as Cut Bank International Airport.[4]

See also

• Montana World War II Army Airfields
• List of military installations in Montana

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

External links

• Official website
• FAA Terminal Procedures for CTB, effective June 16, 2022

• 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 weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MT-154-A, "Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base, Terminal Building, Cut Bank, Glacier County, MT", 14 photos, 21 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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