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This is a list of airports in Montana (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
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 main commercial centers for this region are Kalispell and Whitefish. Kalispell is the commercial core for northwest Montana, and has a population of around 28,450 people, making it the second largest city in Glacier Country, Montana. [3] Whitefish is the third largest city in northwest Montana, with 8,915 people. [4]
Jul. 1—Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider a request to add an airplane hangar to the Whitefish airport. The state Department of Transportation is requesting a conditional use permit ...
Whitefish is part of the Missoula media market, which covers a seven-county area of northwestern Montana. The city's main newspaper is The Whitefish Pilot , while the Flathead Beacon , a regional newspaper for the Flathead Valley based in Kalispell , publishes Whitefish Area News . [ 49 ]
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In the year ending May 15, 2023, the airport had 8,230 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 4,750 general aviation, 3,460 air taxi, and 20 military. In May 2023, 51 aircraft were based at the airport: 48 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter .
Among cities in Montana, it is the 8th largest by area, 7th most populous, and 8th fastest growing from 2010 to 2020. [6] In Montana's northwest region, it is the largest city and the commercial center of the Kalispell Micropolitan Statistical Area. [3] The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake".