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The airport has also been called Great Falls Municipal Airport. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. [ 5 ] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 143,811 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [ 6 ] 146,438 in 2009 and ...
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
Lt. Col. Willard Sperry, a decorated combat pilot, began building the Montana Air National Guard at Gore Field, Great Falls. On 27 June 1947, the 186th Fighter Squadron was activated and federally recognized. Within two weeks, six F-51D Mustangs arrived. Its mission was the air defense of the state.
City Commissioners voted to allocate $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the Great Falls International Airport’s local match for a competitive grant application.
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.
ZIP code: 59412. Area code: 406: FIPS code: 30-05275: ... The nearest airport is the Great Falls International Airport. Great Falls also has the nearest medical ...
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As a result of the 2005 BRAC decisions the unit converted to the F-15C/D during 2008 and revert to an all-air defense unit. In early December 2007 the first F-16 left Great Falls being transferred to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont ANG. By the summer of 2008, eighteen F-15C Eagles had been transferred from the 131st Fighter Wing at St. Louis ...