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  IATA FCA
  ICAO KGPI
  Type public
  Run By GPI
  Opened 1942
  Closest Town Kalispell, Montana
  Elevation Ft 2,977
  Elevation M 9074


  Runway Angle 2/20
  Runway Length F 8,003
  Runway Length M 2,439
  Runway Surface Paved


  Runway Angle 12/30
  Runway Length F 3,521
  Runway Length M 1,073
  Runway Surface Paved


Glacier Park International Airport is a public airport serving Flathead County, Montana . Towns in the nearby area include Kalispell , Evergreen , Columbia Falls , and Whitefish . It is also the main airport serving Glacier National Park .


HISTORY

The airport was original built in 1942 under the name Flathead County Airport. For many years, passenger traffic remained fairly low. In 1970, the airport was designated for International Traffic and changed to the current name. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, traffic picked up substantially, as Hughes Airwest , Western Airlines and Horizon Air offered flights. The Terminal was upgraded in 1981, and further major upgrades to the terminal, Runway s and other facilities occurred throughout the 1990s. Between 1974 and 1998, the passenger traffic increased more than five fold. {Link without Title}


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