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KGPI · Glacier Park International Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KGPI FAA GPI Elev 2,977 ft Lat 48° 18.63' N Lon 114° 15.36' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,007 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 035° 9,007 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
20 215° 9,007 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
12 136° 3,510 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
30 316° 3,510 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 132.625
  • GND GND 121.600
  • TWR TWR 124.550
  • CTAF CTAF 124.550
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 133.400
  • RCO GREAT FALLS RDO 122.500
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 19 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20; MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·MONTANA 125 KALISPELL GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI)(KGPI) 6 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N48º18.63´ W114º15.36´ 2977 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE GPI RWY 02–20: H9007X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–115, D–198, 2S–175, 2D–321 PCR 513 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 02: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H3510X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–25, D–40 PCR 80 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 26´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–9007 TODA–9007 ASDA–9007 LDA–9007 RWY 12: TORA–3510 TODA–3510 ASDA–3510 LDA–3510 RWY 20: TORA–9007 TODA–9007 ASDA–9007 LDA–9007 RWY 30: TORA–3510 TODA–3510 ASDA–3510 LDA–3510
  • ·PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20 and Rwy 30 opr consly.
  • ·Skydiving ops 6 NM NW 13000´ and blw SR–SS June–Sep.
  • ·PAJA status—Salt Lake ARTCC.
  • ·VFR tfc ops at Kalispell City arpt 8 NM S and Whitefish arpt 6 NM NW.
  • ·Clsd to unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats exc PPR—amgr.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –14C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-257-5994
  • ·ASOS 132.625 (406) 233–0175.
  • ·CTAF 124.55 ATIS 132.625 UNICOM 122.95 LAKESIDE RCO 122.5 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.075 TOWER 124.55 (1500–0700Z‡) GND CON 121.6
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0700Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·KALISPELL (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 113.2 FCA Chan 79 N48º12.85´ W114º10.55´ 313º 6.6 NM to fld. 2984/18E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–070º byd 10 NM 070º–088º byd 20 NM blo 16,000´ 071º–113º byd 40 NM 088º–113º byd 22 NM blo 13,000´ 088º–113º byd 35 NM blo 16,000´ 114º–121º byd 40 NM blo 15,500´ 114º–121º byd 55 NM 122º–140º byd 40 NM 143º–149º byd 40 NM 160º–280º byd 30 NM blo 13,000´ 171º–296º byd 40 NM 304º–308º byd 40 NM 312º–336º byd 40 NM 337º–347º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 337º–347º byd 52 NM 348º–009º byd 40 NM 350º–010º byd 10 NM blo 23,000´ DME unusable: 010º–070º byd 10 NM 070º–113º byd 20 NM blo 16,000´ 070º–113º byd 37 NM 160º–280º byd 30 NM blo 13,000´ 350º–010º byd 10 NM blo 23,000´ SMITH LAKE NDB (MHW) 515 SAK N48º06.50´ W114º27.67´ 019º 14.7 NM to fld. 3157/15E.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 23º right and left of course. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GREAT FALLS H–1D, L–13C IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Formerly KFCA

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

1

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 76,015 ops in 1998

2024 total

39,431

10-yr total

338,649

2024 mix

AC/AT 29% · GA 69% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

11.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.07

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 4

All time · n=18

  • Loss of control 6
  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-21 Piper PA-12S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-10-12 Cessna 180H · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-05-04 Cessna A185 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-09-27 CUB CRAFTERS INC CC19-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-06-25 Piper PA 30 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2013-12-09 Beech 58P · Weather · day →
2009-04-01 Maule M-4-220C · Weather IMC · day →
2008-09-16 Stinson 108-1 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-10-01 Cessna 340A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-05-03 Cessna T210N · Loss of control · day →
2005-04-20 Cessna T210N · Hard landing · day →
1998-04-11 Piper PA-46-350P · Stall / spin · night →
1998-03-24 Piper PA-22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-08-17 Beech 58TC · Other · VMC · day →
1990-12-31 Swearingen SA-227 · Other · IMC · day →
1990-02-23 HEINDENREICH FOKKER DR-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-04-19 Cessna 170A · Other · VMC · day →
1985-12-05 Beech 35-B33 · Other · night →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 6 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 8 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 8 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 87 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 87 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 107 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 118 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 126 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 133 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 133 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Terrence Mckean Butters Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Robert Murray Cherot Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
James Caesar Bulera Jr Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
James Webster Sherwood Iv Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Dennis William Susens Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Perry Lee Brown Jr Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Daniel Robert Elder Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Peter Joel Lindskoog Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Wyatt Glen Ducharme Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Rodney Duane Bitney Kalispell MT 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Dennis William Susens Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Matthieu Logan Bost Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Fred William Bogardus Jr Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Donald Lee Lembke Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
David Nolen Mcgavock Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Wilfred Alan Werner Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Aaron Lloyd Zum-Mallen Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Michael Alan Pross Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Landon Norman Branch Columbia Falls MT 5 nm
Jeff Todd Smith Columbia Falls MT 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 77 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 83 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 108 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 128 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 145 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 183 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 198 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 198 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 276 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 299 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.