Missoula Montana Airport

By the end of the year, Missoula Montana Airport expects to log its one-millionth passenger and it's working with TSA to ensure the individual is identified in recognition of the milestone.

For the first time ever, Missoula Montana Airport could log 1 million passengers by the end of the year, smashing through the old record set in 2019 before the pandemic.

In order to pour 54,000 tons of asphalt in a runway repaving project, Missoula Montana Airport will close its airfield to all flights for 127 hours next fall.

The new program, which launched on Monday, enables non-ticketed guests to venture past the security checkpoint – something that once was commonplace but ended after 9/11 more than two decades ago.

As Missoula Montana Airport navigates a record summer, it's also welcoming $3.4 million in additional federal funding to close out one of its major projects.

Passenger numbers continued to climb in July and the airport is lobbying for more capacity at its security check point, along with year-round service to Chicago.

A federal grant directed toward smaller airports to expand service could help Missoula Montana Airport land year-round flights to Chicago.

Sun Country Airlines made its debut flight into Missoula on Wednesday, leaving Minneapolis and arriving before noon at the new terminal.

A stretch of an old railroad bed abandoned long ago could become the newest segment of the Great American Trail once the city and airport flesh out a plan.

The number of passengers boarding a flight from Missoula Montana Airport increased 4.1% in April, and with new routes starting in May, the figures should continue to climb, making 2024 another record year, officials said Tuesday.