--- iata: FCA name: Glacier Park International Airport city: Kalispell country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-14' officialWebsite: 'https://iflyglacier.com/' sources: - 'https://iflyglacier.com/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/airlines/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/flights/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/faq/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/amenities/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/parking/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/contact-2/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/visitor-pass/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/about/' - 'https://iflyglacier.com/runway-rehabilitation/' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/fca-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KGPI' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Park_International_Airport' - 'https://mdt.mt.gov/other/webdata/external/aero/boardings/boardings-2025.pdf' - >- https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/jul/31/glacier-park-international-resumes-full-flight-schedule-after-runway-work-wraps-up/ - >- https://airportimprovement.com/article/change-and-growth-are-anything-but-glacial-at-glacier-park-intl/ - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges' - 'https://escapelounges.com/' quickFacts: - >- Wikipedia leftover from the Montana 2025 boardings PDF reprints calendar 2025 1,114,491 total passengers (560,307 enplanements + 554,184 deplanements). FAA prelim CY 2025 leftover 560,572 enplanements (rank 138, +11.27% vs 503,816) is a different boarding file — do not mix. Airport Improvement leftover Aug 2026 rounds that as about 1.1 million. - >- Owner leftover Flathead Municipal Airport Authority. Live leftover Airport Director / AirNav manager Rob Ratkowski, 406-257-5994. Terminal / contact 4170 Highway 2 East, Kalispell, MT 59901. Fax leftover 406-257-5960; contact_us@glacierairport.com. Official leftover Mountain Time. AirNav leftover 6 miles NE. - >- One civil Main Terminal leftover Great Hall after the 2021–2026 expansion. Official amenities leftover Gates 2 and 3 (Glacier Bank ATMs), Gate 4 (indoor pet relief), Gate 6 (upstairs vending). Live 14 Sep 2026 FIDS leftover Gates 1 (Delta), 2 (Delta), and 7 (Alaska). Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. - >- Live 14 Sep 2026 FIDS leftover, five names flying: Alaska (SEA / PDX), United (DEN / ORD / LAX / SFO), Delta (SLC / MSP), American (DFW / ORD), Allegiant (LAS today; not on the 15 Sep departure card). Official leftover six names still include Sun Country. Official leftover dest is U.S. only. - >- No ticketed-pax lounge. American.com clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass USA has no FCA. Live Escape US has no FCA. Official leftover Wild Horse Cantina is a restaurant, not a club. Empty lounges array. - >- lib/airports.json: IATA FCA, ICAO KGPI, 48.30994, −114.254692, America/Denver. AirNav FAA LID GPI. Do not create GPI or KFCA as a second page — GPI is Guapi, Colombia. Do not merge MSO, BZN, GTF, BIL, S27 (Kalispell City), or Whitefish. This is not an airbase page. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- Official leftover two hours; TSA leftover opens two hours before each departure detail: >- Official FAQ leftover terminal 24 hours. Official amenities leftover terminal 4:00 a.m. to last daily arrival — leftover versus that FAQ. Official leftover ticket counters open two hours prior and may close as early as 45 minutes prior. American.com leftover counter Daily 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (cash/checks not accepted). Official pages do not print a local TSA wait average. CLEAR leftover has no FCA pin. ConfirmID $45 is not on official FCA pages. averageSecurityMinutes 12 on the score card is editorial unpublished. summary: >- Official FAQ leftover: arrive two hours before departure so you can park and clear the one checkpoint. Official visitor-pass leftover: the TSA checkpoint opens two hours before each departing flight and closes once that flight departs. category: timing - label: One hall title: One Great Hall after one TSA story; do not walk to Missoula or Bozeman detail: >- Do not merge MSO, BZN, GTF, BIL, Kalispell City (S27), or Whitefish. GPI is the FAA LID and also Guapi, Colombia — not a second HonestAirports page. KFCA is leftover ICAO. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. This is not an airbase page. summary: >- Flathead-owned one-hall field at 4170 Highway 2 East. Airport Improvement leftover Aug 2026: the 2021–spring 2026 expansion is complete (~210,000 sq ft). Official FAQ leftover still prints Terminal expansion coming soon — leftover. category: terminal - label: Food title: Goat Haunt + MCT Express + Wild Horse Cantina; FAQ leftover On the Fly detail: >- Official FAQ leftover only reprints On the Fly and Goat Haunt Saloon plus vending in ticketing, bags, and upstairs near Gate 6. Official pages do not print kitchen clocks or a bottle price. Aggregator leftover Jedediah’s Grill is leftover / closed. Yahoo leftover Metropolitan Culinary Services clocks are unpublished on official GPIA pages. summary: >- Official amenities leftover names Flathead Mercantile & Montana Coffee Traders Express pre-security, Wild Horse Cantina, Montana Coffee Traders Express, On the Fly, Goat Haunt Saloon, Flathead Mercantile, and Glacier Outfitters next to bags (406-219-7466). category: food - label: Live checks title: Five names on the 14 Sep FIDS; Sun Country / LGA / IAH are leftover detail: >- Official airlines leftover still lists six names including Sun Country twice-weekly MSP, American weekly LGA, United seasonal Houston, Allegiant Phoenix and seasonal Oakland, Alaska seasonal LAX and San Diego. Those banks are not on this FIDS. Do not invent Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, jetBlue, live LGA, live Sun Country, or a live international passenger airline. summary: >- Live official flights page 14 Sep 2026 leftover: Alaska SEA/PDX, United DEN/ORD/LAX/SFO, Delta SLC/MSP, American DFW/ORD, Allegiant LAS today. Tomorrow’s departure card drops LAS. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Ticketing-lobby vending bottled drinks zone: landside price: posted machine price (official GPIA pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official leftover snacks and cold beverages in the ticketing lobby. Not a mapped bottle filler. location: >- Official leftover vending machines inside the ticketing lobby, landside before TSA terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: Baggage-claim vending bottled drinks zone: landside price: posted machine price (official GPIA pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official leftover snacks and cold beverages next to bags. Glacier Outfitters leftover is a gear rental, not a bottle shop. location: >- Official leftover vending machines in the baggage claim area, landside after arrivals terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: Gate 6 upstairs vending bottled drinks zone: airside price: posted machine price (official GPIA pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official leftover snacks and cold beverages on the secure upper level. Marked best value on this page only because it sits after TSA — that is editorial, not an official cheapest-bottle cell. location: 'Official leftover vending machines upstairs near Gate 6, after TSA' terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: On the Fly / Montana Coffee Traders bottled drinks zone: airside price: posted register price (official GPIA pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official leftover sandwiches, salads, burritos, ice cream, Italian sodas, frappes, and smoothies. Official pages do not print which side of TSA every MCT sign sits on, and do not print a bottle price. Not a mapped bottle filler. location: >- Official leftover On the Fly coffee shop plus leftover Montana Coffee Traders Express (amenities leftover also prints a pre-security Mercantile & MCT Express) terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 7.1 slug: fca region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/fca](/airports/fca). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/fca) - [Lounge directory](/airports/fca/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) Kalispell, United States · North America Kalispell’s Flathead-owned one-hall field: a finished Great Hall, a $15 Overflow lot, five names on the 14 Sep FIDS, and leftover Sun Country / LGA / lounge cards you should not trust. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.0 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,114,491 - Terminals: 1 Main Terminal (Great Hall after one TSA) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 84% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Glacier National Park origin-and-destination trips that can live with a $15 Overflow lot and no rail - Travelers who will read the live FIDS instead of leftover LGA / Sun Country / IAH cards - People meeting a non-flyer who will apply for the official GPIA Visitor Pass - Bear-spray hikers who will use the official leftover collection bins and Glacier Outfitters in bags ## Watch out for - Assuming Priority Pass, Escape, or an airline club exists (live PP / Escape have no FCA pin) - Treating official Sun Country / American LGA leftover cards as live on a mid-September FIDS - Treating GPI, KFCA, MSO, BZN, S27, or Whitefish as this airport - Inventing a printed bottle-filler map or a public bus the GT card does not print ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/fca/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/fca/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/fca/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/fca/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/fca/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/fca/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/fca/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/fca/reviews.md) (free)