Glacier Park International
GPI · KGPI · Kalispell, Montana · Flathead County · map
Glacier Park International is a public-use airport owned by Flathead Muni Arpt Authority, 6 miles northeast of Kalispell, Montana, 2,977 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 9,007 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 159 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 39,431 takeoffs and landings a year. About 492,717 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Glacier Park International?
Its FAA code is GPI, and its ICAO code is KGPI.
Where is Glacier Park International?
It is 6 miles northeast of Kalispell, Montana, 2,977 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Glacier Park International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 9,007 feet long.
Does Glacier Park International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Glacier Park International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Glacier Park International?
15 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Sierra Sky Aviation LLC and Flywyo LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Glacier Park International?
3 pilot examiners and 5 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 Glacier Park International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GPI · ICAO KGPI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Flathead Muni Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 2,977 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 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
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 9,007 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 3,510 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.55 | Glacier |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Gpi and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.625 | Glacier |
| Ground | 121.6 | Glacier |
| Lakeside and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.075 | Glacier |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 406-233-0175.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 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
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Kalispell City Airport (8 nm south), Polson Airport (37 nm south), Ronan Airport (45 nm south).
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
- Closed to unscheduled air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats except prior permission required - amgr.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -14C.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 02; runway end identifier lights runway 20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 02, 20 and 30 operates continuously.
- Use ctn for paja operations approximately 8NM south of Glacier Park international from may through nov (sunrise to sunset) at and below 17999 feet. Contact salt lake the air route traffic control center for prcht jump area status.
- Ctn: VFR traffic operations at Kalispell city airport 8 NM south and whitefish airport 6 NM northwest.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index C for schedule index C air carrier operations; otherwise, rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B except 30 minimum prior permission required.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 124 |
| multi-engine | 26 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 4 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 39,431, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 7,184 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,287 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,840 |
| general aviation, local | 11,432 |
| military | 688 |
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 Kalispell from the FAA register
1,281 aircraft are registered to owners in Kalispell, Montana: 905 piston singles, 103 piston twins, 103 helicopters, 79 turboprops, 53 business jets. 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
Fuel and service companies in Kalispell, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Ja Aviation Services LLC
- Coastal Aviation Services LLC
- Erhart Aviation Services LLC
- Scotts Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 15, all in Montana):
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · Kalispell Sierra Sky Aviation is a flight school based in Truckee, California, offering certified flight instruction for private, instrument, and commercial pilot certificates.
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · Kalispell Western Wyoming Aviation Services is a flight school based in Kalispell, Montana that offers pilot training from introductory flights through private pilot certification and advanced ratings including instrument and commercial certificates.
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · Kalispell
- Big Sky Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Caddis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Double 07 Mike Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Frequent Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Kaitooth Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Odyssey Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Redtail Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
- Resort Region Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell Resort Region Flying Club is a membership-owned flying club located at Detroit Lakes Airport in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
- Romilda Vane Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalispell
Charter operators and airlines based in Kalispell:
- Helistream Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate HeliStream operates helicopter services from Costa Mesa, California, including flight training, utility operations, aerial firefighting, charter and tour services, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance and sales.
- Mission Mountain Flying Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate Mission Mountain Flying Services operates charter flights, scenic tours, and contract services for the U.S.
- Red Eagle Aviation, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate Red Eagle Aviation operates scenic tours, charter flights, and flight instruction from Kalispell City Airport in Montana.
- A.L.E.R.T. Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Prescott Support Co. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Colorado Flight Center INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Colorado Flight Center is a Part 61 flight training facility based in Grand Junction, Colorado, offering flight training programs from private pilot to advanced ratings, scenic air tours, aircraft rentals, and aircraft management services.
- Oregon Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Carter Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Kalispell:
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: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (0 nm) · (619) 251-0113 · [email protected]
- Perry Lee Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Backcountry Flying Experiences · Kalispell, MT (0 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [email protected]
- James Arthur Heckman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Whitefish, MT (6 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 9 since 1982, 1 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 Kalispell 1,281 aircraft · 905 piston singles, 103 piston twins, 103 helicopters
- August Aero LLC 36 aircraft in town
- Artemis Aviation Group LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Warbirds-3 LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Air First LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Ja Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Coastal Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Erhart Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Helistream Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mission Mountain Flying Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Red Eagle Aviation, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- A.L.E.R.T. Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · flight school
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Red Eagle Aviation INC · repair station
- Rocky Mountain Avionics, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 1 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/GPI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.