Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Explained

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Iata:BZN
Icao:KBZN
Faa:BZN
Type:Public
Owner:Gallatin Airport Authority
City-Served:Bozeman, Montana
Location:Belgrade, Montana
Timezone:Mountain
Utc:UTC−7
Utcs:UTC−6
Elevation-F:4,473
Elevation-M:1,363
Coordinates:45.777°N -111.152°W
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:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:129,775
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:404
Stat3-Header:Total passengers
Stat3-Data:2,464,325
Footnotes:Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (Gallatin Field) is located in Belgrade, Montana, United States, 8spell=inNaNspell=in northwest of Bozeman. Owned by the Gallatin Airport Authority, it has been Montana's busiest airport since 2013.[3]

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).[4] Federal Aviation Administration records show that the airport had 442,788 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2013,[5] 434,038 in 2012 and 397,870 in 2011.[6]

History

In 2011, a terminal expansion designed by Prugh & Lenon Architects opened, adding three gates and more retail concessions.[7] The firm designed expansions and renovations made in 1995 and 1997.[8]

Gallatin Field was renamed Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in late 2011 to associate it with Yellowstone National Park.[9] 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.[10] Several of the markets added had never been commercially served from Bozeman before, including Washington, D.C. (Dulles) and Nashville.

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.[11]

Facilities

The airport covers 2481acres at an elevation of above sea level. It has four runways: 12/30 is 8994by asphalt; 3/21 is 2650by asphalt; 11/29 is 5050by asphalt; and 11G/29G is 2802by turf.[12]

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

Cargo

Statistics

Annual traffic

BZN Airport Annual Traffic 2004-Present[15] !Year!Passengers!Operations!Year!Passengers!Operations!Year!Passengers!Operations
2004619,54366,6162014966,96480,7222024
2005672,48271,55620151,021,15580,5592025
2006633,76282,93720161,107,16876,9022026
2007670,87480,60620171,199,53776,2352027
2008702,49576,76220181,342,29090,5022028
2009683,27768,91320191,573,86097,8672029
2010728,03872,4472020889,775104,0912030
2011796,11073,74920211,940,191116,0552031
2012867,11781,48220222,264,424111,0622032
2013884,66074,95220232,464,325129,7752033

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from BZN
(April 2023 – March 2024)
[16] ! Rank! City! Passengers! Carriers
1Denver, CO330,280Southwest, United
2Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN133,020Delta, Sun Country
3Salt Lake City, UT122,350Delta
4Seattle/Tacoma, WA110,110Alaska
5Chicago-O'Hare, IL96,960American, United
6Dallas/Fort Worth, TX88,260American
7Las Vegas, NV85,000Allegiant, Southwest
8Atlanta, GA58,600Delta
9Los Angeles, CA40,770Allegiant, American, United
10San Francisco, CA37,770Alaska, United

Airline market share

Largest airlines at BZN
(April 2023 – March 2024)
[17]
RankAirlinePassengersShare
1Delta Air Lines552,00022.27%
2United Airlines518,00020.93%
3Southwest Airlines504,00020.35%
4American Airlines238,0009.63%
5SkyWest Airlines201,0008.14%
Other463,00018.69%

See also

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 25, 2024.
  2. http://bozemanairport.com/ Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
  3. News: Hausen . Jodi . June 18, 2013 . Bozeman airport busiest in state . Bozeman Daily Chronicle . 9 April 2017.
  4. Web site: October 4, 2010 . 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . 2012-09-27 . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . PDF, 2.03 MB.
  5. Web site: June 20, 2014 . Enplanements for CY 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140816105358/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/preliminary-cy13-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf . 2014-08-16 . Federal Aviation Administration . PDF, 1.0 MB.
  6. Web site: 2013-10-30 . Enplanements for CY 2012 . Federal Aviation Administration . PDF, 189 KB.
  7. Web site: Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport BZN – Yellowstone Flights . www.bozemanairport.com.
  8. http://www.pterminal{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} rughlenon.com/frame.html
  9. News: Bacaj . Jason . December 9, 2011 . Gallatin Airport Authority approves airport name change . Bozeman Daily Chronicle . September 20, 2014.
  10. Web site: Loveridge . Melissa . 2021-03-28 . Spreading its wings: How BZN became Montana's busiest airport . 2022-12-12 . Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
  11. Web site: Rosenbaum . Traci . Summit Aviation begins expansion on north side of airport . 2023-04-22 . Bozeman Daily Chronicle . en.
  12. Web site: BZN airport data at skyvector.com . September 11, 2022 . skyvector.com.
  13. Web site: FedEx Caravans . Jetcareers.
  14. Web site: Alpine Air :: Common Routes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090215002138/http://www.alpine-air.com/routes/ . 15 February 2009 . 22 May 2022 . www.alpine-air.com.
  15. Web site: BZN Airport Annual Passengers and Operations 2004-Present. bozemanairport.com. June 15, 2024.
  16. Web site: RITA . June 13, 2024 . Transtats.bts.gov.
  17. Web site: RITA . May 3, 2022.