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'''Glacier Park International Airport''' {{airport codes|FCA|KGPI|GPI}} is in [[Flathead County, Montana]], United States, six miles northeast of [[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell]].<ref name=FAA /> The airport is owned and operated by the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority, a public agency created by the county in 1974.
'''Glacier Park International Airport''' {{airport codes|FCA|KGPI|GPI}} is in [[Flathead County, Montana]], United States, six miles northeast of [[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell]].<ref name=FAA /> The airport is owned and operated by the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority, a public agency created by the county in 1974. The airport is near [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]].


The airport's ICAO code was '''KFCA''', and most airlines still use that code for reservations purposes. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], but Glacier Park International Airport is GPI to the FAA and FCA to the IATA (which assigned GPI to [[Guapi Airport]] in Colombia).
The airport's ICAO code was '''KFCA''', and most airlines still use that code for reservations purposes. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], but Glacier Park International Airport is GPI to the FAA and FCA to the IATA (which assigned GPI to [[Guapi Airport]] in Colombia).
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The airport was built in 1942 as Flathead County Airport, from which its IATA and original FAA and ICAO codes were derived. Airline flights operated by [[Northwest Airlines]] began in 1950; however, passenger traffic was sparse for years. In 1970 the airport was designated as an [[international airport]] and received its current name. In the 1970s and 1980s passenger traffic increased as [[Hughes Airwest]] (previously Air West), [[Western Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]] (which acquired Western), the original [[Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)]] and [[Horizon Air]] offered new jet service. Jetliners operated into the airport in the past include the [[Boeing 727-200]], [[Boeing 737-200]], [[Boeing 757-200]], [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] and [[Fokker F28]]. The 757 operated by Delta is the largest aircraft ever to have provided scheduled passenger service at the airport.
The airport was built in 1942 as Flathead County Airport, from which its IATA and original FAA and ICAO codes were derived. Airline flights operated by [[Northwest Airlines]] began in 1950; however, passenger traffic was sparse for years. In 1970 the airport was designated as an [[international airport]] and received its current name. In the 1970s and 1980s passenger traffic increased as [[Hughes Airwest]] (previously Air West), [[Western Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]] (which acquired Western), the original [[Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)]] and [[Horizon Air]] offered new jet service. Jetliners operated into the airport in the past include the [[Boeing 727-200]], [[Boeing 737-200]], [[Boeing 757-200]], [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] and [[Fokker F28]]. The 757 operated by Delta is the largest aircraft ever to have provided scheduled passenger service at the airport.


The [[Airport terminal|terminal]] was upgraded in 1981, and further upgrades to the terminal, [[runway]]s and other facilities occurred in the 1990s. Between 1974 and 1998 passenger traffic increased more than fivefold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glacierairport.com/gpia_history.html|title=Glacier Park International Airport - History|date=October 27, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051027103914/http://glacierairport.com/gpia_history.html|archive-date=October 27, 2005}}</ref>
The [[Airport terminal|terminal]] was upgraded in 1981, and further upgrades to the terminal, [[runway]]s and other facilities occurred in the 1990s. Between 1974 and 1998, passenger traffic increased more than fivefold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glacierairport.com/gpia_history.html|title=Glacier Park International Airport - History|date=October 27, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051027103914/http://glacierairport.com/gpia_history.html|archive-date=October 27, 2005}}</ref>


Service to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], on [[US Airways]] (formerly [[America West Airlines]] before it merged with US Airways) ended in 2007. [[West Coast Airlines]] served the airport in the 1960s with [[Fairchild F-27]] turboprops flying to Spokane, Seattle and Great Falls before this carrier merged with [[Bonanza Airlines]] and [[Pacific Air Lines]] to form Air West, which continued F-27 service from Kalispell. Air West was then renamed Hughes Airwest which in turn introduced [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] jet service. The original Frontier Airlines operated [[Boeing 737-200]]s during the 1970s with a routing of Kalispell–Missoula–Bozeman–Salt Lake City–Denver–St. Louis. By the 1980s, Frontier was continuing to operate Boeing 737-200s with Kalispell–Billings–Denver flights. [[Cascade Airways]] operated [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]s (Metro III model) into FCA until it folded in 1986. In the 1990s, [[Horizon Air]], a subsidiary of [[Alaska Airlines]], flew Fokker F28 jets to Spokane and Seattle in addition to operating propjet service with [[de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8]]s, [[Dornier 328]]s and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners. Current Alaska Airlines service into the airport is operated by Horizon Air with the [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 175]] regional jet.
Service to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], on [[US Airways]] (formerly [[America West Airlines]] before it merged with US Airways) ended in 2007. [[West Coast Airlines]] served the airport in the 1960s with [[Fairchild F-27]] turboprops flying to Spokane, Seattle and Great Falls before this carrier merged with [[Bonanza Airlines]] and [[Pacific Air Lines]] to form Air West, which continued F-27 service from Kalispell. Air West was then renamed Hughes Airwest which in turn introduced [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] jet service. The original Frontier Airlines operated [[Boeing 737-200]]s during the 1970s with a routing of Kalispell–Missoula–Bozeman–Salt Lake City–Denver–St. Louis. By the 1980s, Frontier was continuing to operate Boeing 737-200s with Kalispell–Billings–Denver flights. [[Cascade Airways]] operated [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]s (Metro III model) into FCA until it folded in 1986. In the 1990s, [[Horizon Air]], a subsidiary of [[Alaska Airlines]], flew Fokker F28 jets to Spokane and Seattle in addition to operating propjet service with [[de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8]]s, [[Dornier 328]]s and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners. Current Alaska Airlines service into the airport is operated by Horizon Air with the [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 175]] regional jet.
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{{Airport destination list
| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]
| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]
| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]]
| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]]
| [[American Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
| [[American Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]] (resumes June 7, 2025)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shon |first1=Stella |title=American Airlines Adds Flights to Quebec, Calgary, Bozeman, and More From These U.S. Hubs |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/american-airlines-adds-flights-quebec-174648790.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=Yahoo Life |publisher=Travel + Leisure |date=2024-12-23}}</ref>
| [[Avelo Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport|Santa Rosa]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/industrynews/avelo-salem-kalispell-montana-oregon/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0O5alFbq_-jLOA9i0rJcwtHWbW9jL_HsMmU6lMWARpvFjcO5olPBs1U9c_aem_DQmvsbjk5V_fgv_gvWlRsQ| title= Avelo Airlines to cancel Salem flight, move another to a seasonal schedule | date=July 31, 2024 }}</ref>
| [[Avelo Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]]
| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]
| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]
| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]
| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]
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[[File:IMG-MD-8068.jpg|thumb|right|Second floor airside waiting area]]


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===Airline market share===
===Airline market share===
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 25 December 2024

Glacier Park International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFlathead Municipal Airport Authority
ServesKalispell, Montana
Elevation AMSL2,976 ft / 907 m
Coordinates48°18′38″N 114°15′22″W / 48.31056°N 114.25611°W / 48.31056; -114.25611
Websitewww.IFlyGlacier.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 9,007 2,745 Asphalt
12/30 3,510 1,070 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 1/1/2022)42,058
Based aircraft159
Passengers (2021)403,000

Glacier Park International Airport (IATA: FCA, ICAO: KGPI, FAA LID: GPI) is in Flathead County, Montana, United States, six miles northeast of Kalispell.[1] The airport is owned and operated by the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority, a public agency created by the county in 1974. The airport is near Glacier National Park.

The airport's ICAO code was KFCA, and most airlines still use that code for reservations purposes. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Glacier Park International Airport is GPI to the FAA and FCA to the IATA (which assigned GPI to Guapi Airport in Colombia).

History

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The airport was built in 1942 as Flathead County Airport, from which its IATA and original FAA and ICAO codes were derived. Airline flights operated by Northwest Airlines began in 1950; however, passenger traffic was sparse for years. In 1970 the airport was designated as an international airport and received its current name. In the 1970s and 1980s passenger traffic increased as Hughes Airwest (previously Air West), Western Airlines, Delta Air Lines (which acquired Western), the original Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) and Horizon Air offered new jet service. Jetliners operated into the airport in the past include the Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 757-200, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Fokker F28. The 757 operated by Delta is the largest aircraft ever to have provided scheduled passenger service at the airport.

The terminal was upgraded in 1981, and further upgrades to the terminal, runways and other facilities occurred in the 1990s. Between 1974 and 1998, passenger traffic increased more than fivefold.[2]

Service to Phoenix, Arizona, on US Airways (formerly America West Airlines before it merged with US Airways) ended in 2007. West Coast Airlines served the airport in the 1960s with Fairchild F-27 turboprops flying to Spokane, Seattle and Great Falls before this carrier merged with Bonanza Airlines and Pacific Air Lines to form Air West, which continued F-27 service from Kalispell. Air West was then renamed Hughes Airwest which in turn introduced McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jet service. The original Frontier Airlines operated Boeing 737-200s during the 1970s with a routing of Kalispell–Missoula–Bozeman–Salt Lake City–Denver–St. Louis. By the 1980s, Frontier was continuing to operate Boeing 737-200s with Kalispell–Billings–Denver flights. Cascade Airways operated Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners (Metro III model) into FCA until it folded in 1986. In the 1990s, Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, flew Fokker F28 jets to Spokane and Seattle in addition to operating propjet service with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8s, Dornier 328s and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners. Current Alaska Airlines service into the airport is operated by Horizon Air with the Embraer 175 regional jet.

Facilities

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The airport covers 1,525 acres (617 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 9,007 x 150 ft (2,745 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 3,510 x 75 ft (1,070 x 23 m).[1][3] The airport holds a multitude of private aviation hangars, one commercial terminal, and an FBO to support the general aviation traffic.

In the year ending January 1, 2022, the airport had 42,058 aircraft operations, average 115 per day: 57% general aviation, 27% airline, 13% air taxi, and 3% military. 159 aircraft were then based at this airport: 124 single-engine, 26 multi-engine, 5 jet, and 4 helicopter.[1]

Delta operates mainline narrow-body jets and Delta Connection operates regional jets using CRJ and Embraer aircraft. Daily nonstop flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul and Salt Lake City are operated year-round by both Delta and its regional affiliate. This is supplemented by seasonal/summer service to Atlanta on mainline aircraft and Los Angeles on E-175s operated by Compass Airlines.

United Express operates daily nonstop jet service to Denver year-round on CRJ aircraft. During summer, it operates seasonal nonstop jet service to Chicago[citation needed] (six times a week) and San Francisco[4] (daily).

Allegiant Air operates A319s and A320s nonstop twice weekly to Las Vegas and Phoenix/Mesa as well as seasonal bi-weekly service to Oakland and Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Horizon Air and SkyWest operating as Alaska Airlines fly the Embraer ERJ-E175s daily to Seattle and on a seasonal basis to Portland.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: San Diego
Allegiant Air Las Vegas
Seasonal: Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix/Mesa
American Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–LaGuardia (resumes June 7, 2025)[5]
Avelo Airlines Seasonal: Burbank, Santa Rosa[6]
Delta Air Lines Salt Lake City
Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
United Airlines Denver
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
United ExpressDenver
Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Airplanes and hangars from U.S. Route 2
Airside waiting area for regional jets
Second floor airside waiting area
Destinations map
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Destinations from Glacier Park International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Blue = Future destination

Statistics

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Top ten busiest domestic routes out of FCA
(September 2022 - August 2023)[7]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Denver, Colorado 107,000 United
2 Salt Lake City, Utah 97,000 Delta
3 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 72,000 Alaska
4 Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota 52,000 Delta, Sun Country
5 Chicago O’Hare, Illinois 35,000 American, United
6 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 24,000 American
7 Las Vegas, Nevada 15,000 Allegiant
8 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 11,000 Allegiant
9 Los Angeles, California 9,000 Allegiant, United
10 San Francisco, California 7,000 United

Airline market share

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Largest airlines at FCA
(September 2022 – August 2023)[7]
Rank Airline Passengers Share
1 United Airlines 213,000 24.38%
2 SkyWest Airlines 188,000 21.51%
3 Delta Air Lines 178,000 20.37%
4 Horizon Air 137,000 15.62%
5 American Airlines 78,000 8.87%
— Other 81,000 9.25%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GPI PDF, effective September 8, 2022
  2. ^ "Glacier Park International Airport - History". October 27, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005.
  3. ^ "GPI airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Maria, Roldan. "United Airlines Increases Service Between San Francisco and 18 Destinations". airwaysnews.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Shon, Stella (December 23, 2024). "American Airlines Adds Flights to Quebec, Calgary, Bozeman, and More From These U.S. Hubs". Yahoo Life. Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Avelo Airlines to cancel Salem flight, move another to a seasonal schedule". July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "RITA BTS Transtats - FCA". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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