Missoula International Airport
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Missoula International Airport
| Missoula International Airport Johnson-Bell Field |
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IATA: MSO – ICAO: KMSO
 MSO
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Missoula County Airport Authority | ||
| Location | Missoula, Montana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,205 ft / 977 m | ||
| Coordinates | 46°54′59″N 114°05′26″W / 46.91639°N 114.09056°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 9,501 | 2,896 | Asphalt |
| 7/25 | 4,612 | 1,406 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 582,821 | ||
Missoula International Airport/Johnson-Bell Field (IATA: MSO, ICAO: KMSO) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northwest of the city of Missoula in Missoula County, Montana, USA. The airport has two runways. There are currently several expansion projects planned or underway, including the construction of 150 foot control tower. An expansion of the terminal building, providing a new security screening area, was completed in 2007. 582,821 passengers passed through the airport in 2011.[1][2].
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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 who needed access to an airport. The new airport was renamed Johnson-Bell Field in 1968 and today serves nearly 600,000 passengers a year.[3]
New Control Tower
The Missoula International Airport is currently building a new 150 foot tall control tower that will be replacing the old control tower, that had served the airport since 1961[4]. The new control tower will be one of the tallest control towers in the Pacific Northwest once completed, and the tallest in Montana. The price tag of the new tower is an estimated 6.77 million dollars[5].
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air | Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal: Portland (OR) |
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland [begins April 27, 2012],[6] Phoenix/Mesa |
| Delta Airlines | Seasonal Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Denver Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco |
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
68,000 | Delta |
| 2 |  Seattle, WA |
59,000 | Alaska |
| 3 |  Denver, CO |
59,000 | United |
| 4 |  Minneapolis, MN |
37,000 | Delta |
| 5 |  Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
20,000 | Allegiant |
| 6 |  Los Angeles, CA |
18,000 | Allegiant |
| 7 |  Las Vegas, NV |
16,000 | Allegiant |
| 8 |  Chicago O’Hare, IL |
6,000 | United |
| 9 | San Francisco, CA |
5,000 | United |
| 10 |  Portland, OR |
1,000 | Alaska |
See also
References
- ^ Record-breaking Passenger numbers for MSO: 2011 Totals reflect a 1% Increase over 2010 (January 9, 2012)
- ^ State of Montana Air Carrier/Commuter Flights and Passengers Statistics
- ^ "Airport History". Flymissoula.com. 2008-08-27. http://www.flymissoula.com/About_Us/Airport_History. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ http://www.flymissoula.com/index.aspx/Tennants/Tower
- ^ http://www.flymissoula.com/index.aspx/Tennants/Tower
- ^ Mutzabaugh, Ben (January 24, 2012). "Allegiant Air tabs Oakland focus city for seven new routes". USA Today. http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/01/allegiant-air-oakland-focus-city-new-routes/611207/1. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=MSO&Airport_Name=Missoula,%20MT:%20Johnson/Bell%20Field&carrier=FACTS
External links
- Missoula International Airport Official Website
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 3 May 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMSO
- ASN accident history for MSO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMSO
- FAA current MSO delay information
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