Glacier Park International Airport
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| Coordinates | 48°18′38″N 114°15′22″W / 48.31056°N 114.25611°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.IFlyGlacier.com | ||||||||||||||
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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'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
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
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
Facilities
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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 |
| Avelo Airlines | Santa Rosa (begins May 1, 2024)[5] Seasonal: Burbank |
| Delta Air Lines | Salt Lake City Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul
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| United Airlines | Denver Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
| United Express | Denver Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
| Destinations map |
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Phoenix/Mesa Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination |
Statistics
| 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 |
| Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
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| 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
References
- ^ PDF, effective September 8, 2022
- ^ "Glacier Park International Airport - History". October 27, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005.
- ^ "GPI airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/avelo-adds-new-flights-from-sonoma-county-to-montana-idaho-oregon-washin/
- ^ a b "RITA BTS Transtats - FCA". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
External links
- Glacier Park International Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GPI, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GPI
- AirNav airport information for KGPI
- ASN accident history for FCA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Glacier Jet Center, Fixed-Base Operator