Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport Abbreviation Code

May 25, 2021

Acronym

Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is located seven miles east of downtown Kalispell, Montana. The airport was initially established as a military base in 1942, during World War II. It was originally known as the Flathead County Airport and was used to train pilots for the war effort. After the war, it was turned over to the county and renamed Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport in 1954.

In 1957, the airport began offering commercial air service with Northwest Airlines providing flights to Spokane and Salt Lake City. In 1961, a new terminal building opened to accommodate the increasing number of passengers and airlines serving the airport. In addition to Northwest Airlines, North Central Airlines (later Republic Airlines) began serving FCA in 1967 with flights to Seattle and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

The 1970s saw an expansion of services at FCA with additional airlines providing service including United Airlines, Air Wisconsin, Horizon Air, Big Sky Airlines and Allegheny Commuter (later USAir Express). In 1983, an expansion project began that included improvements such as a new runway and modernized terminal building that had more gates and space for passengers. The project also included construction of a new parking lot that is still in use today.

In 1996 another major expansion project took place at FCA which included construction of a new control tower, additional aircraft parking spaces on the tarmac and runway improvements. The airport also began offering international service with direct flights to Calgary beginning in 1997 through Northwestern Air Lease Ltd., which has since become part of Canadian North Inc. In 2003, an automated weather observation system was installed at FCA which displays real-time weather information on monitors throughout the terminal building and on its website for pilots’ reference before takeoff or landing.

FCA is the abbreviation code for Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport. According to Abbreviation Finder, FCA can also mean:

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  13. Farm Credit Administration
  14. Fast Correlation Attack
  15. Façades Contemporaines Artisanales
  16. Federació Catalana d’Atletisme
  17. Federación Cinológica Argentina
  18. Federal Communications Act of 1996
  19. Federation of Canadian Archers
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Kalispell - Glacier Park International Airport

Kalispell, MT Airport (FCA)

The Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport is the most important aviation hub in the administrative district of Flathead County, located in north-western US state of Montana. It is particularly interesting for the numerous tourists who want to visit the nearby Glacier National Park.

  • URL: Kalispell, MT (FCA)
  • Time zone: GMT -7
  • Service phone: +1 406 257-5994
  • Address: Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport, 4170 Highway 2 East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, USA
  • Operator: Flathead Municipal Airport Authority
  • Parking: Yes, chargeable, short-term and long-term parking, but the first 5 minutes are free.
  • How to get there: From Kalispell or Columbia Falls, take US Highway # 2 and look for airport signs.
  • Train connections: Take the train to Whitefish Amtrak Station and then take a taxi or limo from there.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.50%), Tuesday (13.07%), Wednesday (15.17%), Thursday (14.11%), Friday (14.13%), Saturday (14.79%), Sunday (15.22%)
  • other spellings: Калиспелл, Монтана, Калиспел, Каліспелл, كاليسبيل ، مونتانا, カ リ ス ペ ル (モ ン タ ナ 州), 卡利斯佩尔 (蒙大拿. 州), 卡利斯佩尔 (蒙大拿. 州),

Most popular destinations from Kalispell, MT (flights per week)

  1. Denver International Airport, CO (32, 18.60%)
  2. Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (32, 18.60%)
  3. Seattle – Tacoma International Airport, WA (24, 13.95%)
  4. Los Angeles International Airport, CA (19, 11.05%)
  5. Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport, MN (17, 9.88%)
  6. San Francisco International Airport, CA (9, 5.23%)
  7. Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport, TX (8, 4.65%)
  8. Grand Rapids, MI (8, 4.65%)
  9. Lubbock, TX (8, 4.65%)
  10. Portland International Airport, Oregon (8, 4.65%)
  11. Other (4.09%)

Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)

  1. United Airlines (115, 22.12%)
  2. American Airlines (56, 10.77%)
  3. Delta Air Lines (53, 10.19%)
  4. Virgin Atlantic Airways (52, 10.00%)
  5. Alaska Airlines (43, 8.27%)
  6. KLM (41, 7.88%)
  7. Aeroméxico (24, 4.62%)
  8. Korean Air Lines (18, 3.46%)
  9. Japan Airlines (16, 3.08%)
  10. Allegiant Air (16, 3.08%)
  11. Other (16.53%)

Location
The airport is located approx. 6 kilometers below the town of Columbia Falls and approx. 14 kilometers north of Kalispell. Drivers traveling from outside the city should take US Highway 93 or US Highway 2 to either Kalispell or Columbia Falls and then continue on US Highway 2 to the airport.

Passengers arriving by train take the “Empire Builder” to Whitefish Amtrak Station and then either a taxi or a limo to the airport, which is around 18 kilometers away.