Missoula Montana Airport

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Missoula Montana Airport

Johnson-Bell Field
Missoula Montana Airport Logo.png
Terminal at Missoula Airport, May 2007.jpg
Former Missoula airport terminal building, now demolished.
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMissoula County Airport Authority
Serves Missoula, Montana
Elevation  AMSL 3,206 ft / 977 m
Coordinates 46°54′59″N114°05′26″W / 46.91639°N 114.09056°W / 46.91639; -114.09056
Website FlyMissoula.com
Map
Missoula Montana Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/309,5012,896Asphalt
08/264,6121,406Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations35,944
Based aircraft161
Passengers (2019)907,777
Sources: Montana DOT [1]
A United Express CRJ200 arriving from San Francisco United Express CRJ at Missoula, July 2015.jpg
A United Express CRJ200 arriving from San Francisco
Former Missoula Airport terminal building, now demolished. Terminal at Missoula Airport, May 2007-1.jpg
Former Missoula Airport terminal building, now demolished.

Missoula Montana Airport( IATA : MSO, ICAO : KMSO, FAA LID : MSO) is located in Missoula, in Missoula County, Montana. It is owned by the Missoula County Airport Authority. [2]

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The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year). [3] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 288,071 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [4] 281,428 in 2009 and 289,875 in 2010. [5]

Several expansion projects have been completed in recent years. A 101-foot control tower was completed in September 2012. An expansion of the old terminal building, with a new security screening area, was completed in 2007. In 2022, construction finished on the new terminal. [6]

In September 2021, the airport changed its name from Missoula International Airport to Missoula Montana Airport. [7]

History

Missoula's first landing strip was laid out in 1923 south of the university. An additional strip near the Western Montana Fair Grounds on what is now Sentinel High School was sold to the county in 1927 at the request of the Missoula chapter of the National Aeronautic Association and would become Missoula's first true airport. The current airfield is named after that chapter's first president, Harry O. Bell, along with mountain flying pioneer Bob Johnson of Johnson Flying Service (now Minuteman Aviation).

The original Garden City Airport was renamed Hale Field in 1935 and would operate as such until closing forever in 1954.

The airport was gradually replaced by the Missoula County Airport, opened in 1941 with WPA funds, and the cooperation of the US Forest Service, which needed access to an airport. The new airport was renamed Johnson-Bell Field in 1968 and today serves over 750,000 passengers a year. [8]

Facilities

The airport covers 2,700 acres (1,093 ha) at an elevation of 3,206 feet (977 m). It has two asphalt runways: 12/30 is 9,501 by 150 feet (2,896 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 4,612 by 75 feet (1,406 x 23 m). [2] [9]

In the year ending January 1, 2018 the airport had 35,944 aircraft operations, average 98 per day: 63% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 20% airline, and 2% military. 161 aircraft were then based at the airport: 56% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 18% jet, and 14% helicopter. [2]

The airport recently constructed a new 101-foot tall control tower, replacing one that opened in 1961. [10] The new control tower is one of the tallest control towers in the Pacific Northwest, and is the tallest in Montana. It cost an estimated $6.77 million. [10]

Due to increased patronage, it was determined in 2013 that further expansion of the current terminal was not financially prudent, with a new terminal instead being proposed. Construction started on Phase 1 of the new terminal, the South Concourse, in 2018, and finished in 2022. [11] Demolition of the old terminal was completed in 2023, with construction on Phase 2, the East Concourse Extension starting shortly thereafter. This will include four new gates, an expanded baggage claim area and a new rental car center. [12]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Orange County, Phoenix/Mesa
Seasonal: Los Angeles, Oakland
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Los Angeles
Delta Air Lines Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City
Delta Connection Salt Lake City
Frontier Airlines Denver (begins May 3, 2024), Phoenix–Sky Harbor (begins May 2, 2024) [13]
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins June 26, 2024) [14]
United Airlines Denver
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
United Express Denver
Seasonal: Los Angeles, San Francisco

Neptune Aviation, an aerial firefighting company, is based at the airport.

Statistics

Top destinations

Top ten busiest domestic routes out of MSO
(July 2022 - June 2023) [15]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Flag of Colorado.svg Denver, Colorado 114,000Frontier, United
2 Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake City, Utah 77,000Delta
3 Flag of Washington.svg Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 74,000Alaska
4 Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota 52,000Delta
5 Flag of Texas.svg Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 51,000American
6 Flag of Arizona.svg Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 18,000Allegiant
7 Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada 15,000Allegiant
8 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 11,000American, United
9 Flag of California.svg Los Angeles, California 11,000Alaska, Allegiant, United
10 Flag of California.svg San Francisco, California 6,000Alaska, United

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References

  1. ↑ Boardings 2019 mdt.mt.gov
  2. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for MSO PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Terminal Expansion Project: New Terminal Building is Open!" (PDF). flymissoula.com. July 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kidston, Martin (September 2021). "Authority unveils new Missoula Montana Airport name, logo". KPAX8 Missoula and Western Montana. Scripps Local Media. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Airport Studies and Research". Montana.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "MSO airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Briggeman, Kim (July 27, 2010). "Tower to rise: Missoula airport to get modern control center". The Missoulian .
  11. ↑ Fryer, Brian. "Missoula's New Airport Will Improve Passenger Service in Western Montana". Engineering News-Record. BNP Media. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Erickson, David (January 5, 2023). "Missoula Airport begins $42M second-phase expansion project". Missoulan. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Frontier Airlines Announces 17 New Routes Across Multiple Airports, Spanning the U.S. and Caribbean".
  14. ↑ https://ishrionaviation.com/news/sun-country-summer-2024-new-routes
  15. ↑ RITA | BTS | Transtats
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