Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
{{redirect|Yellowstone International Airport|the airport in West Yellowstone, Montana|Yellowstone Airport|the airport in Cody, Wyoming|Yellowstone Regional Airport}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
| image = Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport logo.png
| image2 = Bozeman airport - 2013-07-01-2 (9185219765).jpg
| IATA = BZN
| ICAO = KBZN
| FAA = BZN
| type = Public
| owner = Gallatin Airport Authority
| operator =
| city-served = Bozeman, Montana
| location = Belgrade, Montana
| opened =
| closed =
| timezone = Mountain
| utc = UTC−7
| summer =
| utcs = UTC−6
| elevation-f = 4,473
| elevation-m = 1,363
| website = {{URL|bozemanairport.com}}
| coordinates = {{coord|45.777|N|111.152|W|region:US-MT|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| image_map = BZN Airport Diagram.svg
| image_map_caption = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 9
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| r1-number = 12/30
| r1-length-f = 8,994
| r1-length-m = 2,741
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 3/21
| r2-length-f = 2,650
| r2-length-m = 808
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r3-number = 11/29
| r3-length-f = 5,050
| r3-length-m = 1539
| r3-surface = Asphalt
| r4-number = 11G/29G
| r4-length-f = 2,802
| r4-length-m = 854
| r4-surface = Grass
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 120,578
| stat2-header = Based aircraft (2023)
| stat2-data = 404
| stat3-header = Total passengers
| stat3-data = 2,642,707
| footnotes = Sources: FAA{{FAA-airport|ID=BZN|use=PU|own=PU|site=12278.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 23, 2025. and airport website[http://bozemanairport.com/ Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport], official site
}}
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport {{airport codes|BZN|KBZN|BZN}} (Gallatin Field) is an airport located in Belgrade, Montana, United States, {{Convert|8|mi|km nmi|spell=in|0}} northwest of Bozeman. Owned by the Gallatin Airport Authority, it has been Montana's busiest airport since 2013.{{Cite news |last=Hausen |first=Jodi |date=June 18, 2013 |title=Bozeman airport busiest in state |publisher=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |url=http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/bozeman-airport-busiest-in-state/article_9d5cd83a-d7a5-11e2-999b-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=9 April 2017}}
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2010 |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-27 |website=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF, 2.03 MB}} Federal Aviation Administration records show that the airport had 442,788 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2013,{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2014 |title=Enplanements for CY 2013 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/preliminary-cy13-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816105358/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/preliminary-cy13-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-16 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF, 1.0 MB}} 434,038 in 2012 and 397,870 in 2011.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-30 |title=Enplanements for CY 2012 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/CY12CommercialServiceEnplanements.pdf |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF, 189 KB}}
History
Originally named Gallatin Field after Gallatin County, it first opened in 1941. Its first official passenger landed in 1942.https://bozemanairport.com/history
A number of improvements were made in the late 1960s to accommodate jet service. The main Runway was extended to 9,000 feet.https://bozemanairport.com/history
In 2011, the Gallatin Airport Authority Airport Board changed the name to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport at Gallatin Field, to associate it with Yellowstone National Park.{{Cite news |last=Bacaj |first=Jason |date=December 9, 2011 |title=Gallatin Airport Authority approves airport name change |work=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |url=http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/economy/article_b605c604-2224-11e1-8be9-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=September 20, 2014}} That same year a terminal expansion designed by Prugh & Lenon Architects opened, adding three gates and more retail concessions.{{Cite web |title=Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport BZN – Yellowstone Flights |url=http://www.bozemanairport.com/#about |website=www.bozemanairport.com}}
International flights have been allowed since 2012, after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility opened on July 1. The project was funded in cooperation with Signature Flight Support and the Yellowstone Club. In 2013, BZN surpassed Billings Logan as the busiest airport in Montana for passenger service with 879,221 passengers from June 2012 to May 2013.
The airport had an expansion of service in 2020 and 2021 to a record 31 nonstop destinations as airlines entered the market or added new routes to serve increased leisure demand. Allegiant Air added nonstop service from three cities; Alaska Airlines added two new routes; startup airline Avelo Airlines began service to one destination; and Southwest Airlines, the largest airline without service to any city in Montana, entered Montana for the first time with two destinations from Bozeman, later adding several more.{{Cite web |last=Loveridge |first=Melissa |date=2021-03-28 |title=Spreading its wings: How BZN became Montana's busiest airport |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/spreading-its-wings-how-bzn-became-montanas-busiest-airport/article_249339bc-96b3-5710-84c7-110ac856227c.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle}} Several of the markets added had never been commercially served from Bozeman before, including Washington, D.C. (Dulles) and Nashville.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
In April 2023, Summit Aviation began construction on a new facility to support its services for Gallatin College as well as its own flight training, charter service, and aircraft management services.{{Cite web |last=Rosenbaum |first=Traci |title=Summit Aviation begins expansion on north side of airport |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/business/summit-aviation-begins-expansion-on-north-side-of-airport/article_52bf9754-dadd-11ed-869d-6fbe69509a4d.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}
In 2024, the airport announced a $180-million dollar infrastructure upgrade and expansion.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Bozeman airport expansion to be largest in Montana history |url=https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/bozeman-airport-expansion-to-be-largest-in-montana-history |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=KBZK News |language=en}} This expansion, the largest ever in Montana history, will include the addition of three new baggage carousels, a second security checkpoint, and the capability to add on three more gates. The expansion is expected to be completed within the next 4.5 years.
Facilities
File:N641CA (15106462747).jpg CRJ700 at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, with the Bridger Mountains in the background]]
The airport covers {{convert|2481|acre|km2}} at an elevation of {{convert|4473|ft}} above sea level. It has four runways: 12/30 is {{convert|8994|by|150|ft}} asphalt; 3/21 is {{convert|2650|by|75|ft}} asphalt; 11/29 is {{convert|5050|by|75|ft}} asphalt; and 11G/29G is {{convert|2802|by|80|ft}} turf.{{Cite web |title=BZN airport data at skyvector.com |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/BZN/Bozeman-Yellowstone-International-Airport |website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective January 23, 2025.
In the year ending January 1, 2022, the airport had 116,055 aircraft operations, an average of 318 per day. General aviation accounted for 69% of operations. Air carrier operations accounted for 20%, air taxi operations accounted for 10% and military operations accounted for <1%. At that time, there were 408 aircraft based at BZN, 262 single engine, 37 multi-engine, 74 jets, 25 helicopters and 10 gliders.
Airlines and destinations
= Passenger =
{{Airport destination list
| Alaska Airlines | Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Boise,{{cite web |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/07/10/alaska-adds-18-new-routes/|title=Alaska Adds 18 New Routes|website=Airline Geeks|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2024 }} San Diego,{{cn|date=January 2025}} San Francisco{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Phoenix-Mesa
Seasonal: Nashville{{cn|date=February 2025}}
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Charlotte,{{cite web |title=American NS24 Charlotte Domestic Routes Addition |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231228-aans24clt |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 December 2023}} Chicago–O'Hare,{{cn|date=January 2025}} New York–LaGuardia (resumes June 7, 2025){{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}}
| Avelo Airlines | Seasonal: Burbank{{Cite web |date=27 April 2023 |title=Avelo Airlines returning to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport |url=https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/avelo-airlines-returning-to-bozeman-yellowstone-international-airport |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=KBZK}}
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City
Seasonal: Boston,{{cite web |title=Delta Expands Bozeman Service in NW24; Resumes Seattle – Sun City Service |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241001-dlnw24bznsun |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=1 October 2024}} Detroit (resumes June 14, 2025),{{cite web |title=Delta NS25 Domestic Network Additions – 09MAR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250310-dlns25us |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 March 2025}} New York–LaGuardia (resumes December 20, 2025){{cite web |title=Delta NW25 New York Area Seasonal Routes Adjustment – 06APR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250407-dlnw25nyc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 April 2025}}
| Delta Connection | Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma (resumes June 30, 2025){{cite web |title=Now Available! Nonstop Year-Round Service to Seattle, WA (SEA) on Delta Air Lines Beginning June 30, 2025 |url=https://bozemanairport.com/deltayearroundsea2025 |website=Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport |access-date=16 March 2025}}
Seasonal: Los Angeles
| JetBlue | Seasonal: Boston,{{cn|date=January 2025}} New York–JFK{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| Southwest Airlines | Denver, Las Vegas
Seasonal: Chicago–Midway,{{cn|date=January 2025}} Dallas–Love,{{cn|date=January 2025}} Nashville{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| {{nowrap|Sun Country Airlines}} | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| United Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco
Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental,{{cn|date=January 2025}} Los Angeles,{{cn|date=January 2025}} Newark,{{cn|date=January 2025}} Washington–Dulles{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| United Express | Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare{{cn|date=January 2025}}
}}
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| Destinations map |
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| {{Location map+ |United_States |width=1000 |float=center
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= Cargo =
- Empire Air (operating on behalf of FedEx Feeder and United States Postal Service){{Cite web |title=FedEx Caravans |url=http://forums.jetcareers.com/threads/fedex-caravans.56406/ |website=Jetcareers}}
- Alpine Air Express (operating on behalf of UPS Airlines and United States Postal Service){{Cite web |title=Alpine Air :: Common Routes |url=http://www.alpine-air.com/routes/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215002138/http://www.alpine-air.com/routes/ |archive-date=15 February 2009 |access-date=22 May 2022 |website=www.alpine-air.com}}
Statistics
= Airport traffic =
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=BZN}}
=Annual traffic=
| class="wikitable"
|+ BZN Airport annual traffic, 2004–present{{cite web|url=https://bozemanairport.com/reports-and-statistics-stats|title=BZN Airport Annual Passengers and Operations 2004-Present|website=bozemanairport.com|accessdate= June 15, 2024}} !Year !Passengers !Operations !Year !Passengers !Operations !Year !Passengers !Operations | ||||||||
| 2004 | 619,543 | 66,616 | 2014 | 966,964 | 80,722 | 2024 | 2,642,707 | 120,578 |
| 2005 | 672,482 | 71,556 | 2015 | 1,021,155 | 80,559 | 2025 | ||
| 2006 | 633,762 | 82,937 | 2016 | 1,107,168 | 76,902 | 2026 | ||
| 2007 | 670,874 | 80,606 | 2017 | 1,199,537 | 76,235 | 2027 | ||
| 2008 | 702,495 | 76,762 | 2018 | 1,342,290 | 90,502 | 2028 | ||
| 2009 | 683,277 | 68,913 | 2019 | 1,573,860 | 97,867 | 2029 | ||
| 2010 | 728,038 | 72,447 | 2020 | 889,775 | 104,091 | 2030 | ||
| 2011 | 796,110 | 73,749 | 2021 | 1,940,191 | 116,055 | 2031 | ||
| 2012 | 867,117 | 81,482 | 2022 | 2,264,424 | 111,062 | 2032 | ||
| 2013 | 884,660 | 74,952 | 2023 | 2,464,325 | 129,775 | 2033 |
= Top destinations =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ Busiest domestic routes from BZN ! Rank ! City ! Passengers ! Carriers |
| 1
| 336,600 | Southwest, United |
| 2
| 133,510 | Delta, Sun Country |
| 3
| 117,970 | Delta |
| 4
| 111,630 | Alaska |
| 5
| 109,240 | American, United |
| 6
| 99,790 | American |
| 7
| 86,400 | Allegiant, Southwest |
| 8
| 61,550 | Delta |
| 9
| 43,740 | Allegiant, American, United |
| 10
| 42,870 | United |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FAA-diagram|00059}}
- {{FAA-procedures|BZN}}
{{US-airport|BZN}}
{{Airports in Montana}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Gallatin County, Montana