Bozeman Yellowstone International
BZN · KBZN · Bozeman, Montana · Gallatin County · map
Bozeman Yellowstone International is a public-use airport owned by Gallatin Airport Authority, 7 miles northwest of Bozeman, Montana, 4,473 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 8,994 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 408 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 94 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 120,359 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,314,378 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bozeman Yellowstone International?
Its FAA code is BZN, and its ICAO code is KBZN.
Where is Bozeman Yellowstone International?
It is 7 miles northwest of Bozeman, Montana, 4,473 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Bozeman Yellowstone International?
The longest of its 4 runways, 12/30, is 8,994 feet long.
Does Bozeman Yellowstone International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bozeman Yellowstone International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bozeman Yellowstone International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Chicago O'Hare International, Salt Lake City International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain. Every route
Are there flight schools at Bozeman Yellowstone International?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Blue Dog Flyers LLC and Cow Dog Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bozeman Yellowstone International?
3 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Bozeman Yellowstone International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BZN · ICAO KBZN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gallatin Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 4,473 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 12:30 am
- Attended
- every day, 4:30 am to 1:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,994 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 5,050 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11G/29G | 2,802 × 80 ft | Grass, good | |
| 03/21 | 2,650 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 12: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 11: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.2 | Bozeman |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 135.425 | Bozeman |
| Clearance delivery | 124.05 | Bozeman |
| Ground | 121.8 | Bozeman |
| Approach and departure · Bozeman A Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.975 | Bozeman |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-388-4882.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying, glider towing
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mission Field (30 nm east), Ennis Big Sky Airport (37 nm southwest), Big Timber AT Howard Field (49 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 12 and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 12 and 30 operates continuously.
- U.south. Customs available 1600Z-2400Z THU-MON.
- 240 feet south of runway 11/29; available when dry with air traffic control apvl.
- Takeoff NA until cfmg no traffic using runway 12.
- Arrival and departure operations when wind less than 10 KT; otr runway may be used; expc dla.
- Located between runway 12/30 and taxiway a; available gtr than 12500 LB day/VFR only.
- Cones.
- Cones.
- Snow removal equip - the common traffic frequency.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -21C.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Student training act WI 15 MI.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 13,533 departures from BZN in those twelve months, carrying 1,488,618 passengers in 1,851,188 seats (80% filled), to 102 destinations (13 abroad) on 29 airlines.
All 102 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 262 |
| multi-engine | 37 |
| jets | 74 |
| helicopters | 25 |
| other | 10 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 120,359, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 21,955 |
| air taxi and commuter | 12,386 |
| general aviation, travelling | 47,916 |
| general aviation, local | 37,486 |
| military | 616 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bozeman from the FAA register
336 aircraft are registered to owners in Bozeman, Montana: 231 piston singles, 38 business jets, 22 turboprops, 14 helicopters, 12 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Blue Dog Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Bozeman
- Cow Dog Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Bozeman
- Gallatin 182A Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Bozeman
- Gallatin Glider Club INC 1 aircraft · Gallatin Gateway, 13 miles away Gallatin Eagles is a flying club based in Bozeman, Montana that operates radio-controlled aircraft.
Charter operators and airlines based in Bozeman:
- Central Copters Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate Central Copters Inc operates helicopter charter and external load services from Bozeman, Montana.
- Northern Wings Aviation, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Northern Wings Aviation is based in Bozeman, Montana and provides fire reconnaissance resources in support of USFS forest fire fighting, charter flights throughout the western United States, and specialized flight instruction including priv
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Bozeman, MT (0 nm) · (406) 580-5412 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Cook private pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Bozeman, MT (0 nm) · (406) 579-1195 · [email protected]
- Peta Sarah Sheridan private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bozeman, MT (0 nm) · (360) 635-2324 · [email protected]
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 43 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bozeman 336 aircraft · 231 piston singles, 38 business jets, 22 turboprops
- Montana Aircraft Trust INC Trustee 31 aircraft in town
- Solera Aviation LLC 15 aircraft in town
- Central Copters INC 10 aircraft in town
- Big Sky Jet INC 6 aircraft in town
- Central Copters Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Northern Wings Aviation, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Blue Dog Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Cow Dog Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Gallatin 182A Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Denver International (DEN) 2,706 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 2,099 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,248 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 1,165 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 848 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 696 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc.
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 597 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Allegiant Air
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 545 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 43 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,045 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BZN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.