Billings Logan International Airport

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Billings Logan International Airport
Embraer ERJ-145 at BIL (2) .jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KBIL
IATA code BIL
Coordinates

45 ° 48 '28 "  N , 108 ° 32' 34"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '28 "  N , 108 ° 32' 34"  W.
Height above MSL 1113 m (3652  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 3 km northwest of Billings
Street I-90 / US 87 / US 312 / MT 3
Local transport Bus :
MET Transit Route 1
Basic data
opening 1928
operator City Of Billings
surface 931 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 904,873 (2018)
Air freight 37,720 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		82,774 (2017)
Employees 56
Runways
07/25 1677 m × 23 m asphalt
10L / 28R 3206 m × 46 m asphalt
10R / 28L 1159 m × 23 m asphalt

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The Billings Logan International Airport ( IATA code : BIL , ICAO code : KBIL ) is a commercial airport in Billings in the state of Montana in the United States of America . The catchment area of ​​the airport includes Billings, the largest city of Montana, large parts of the south and southeast of Montana and large parts of Wyoming . The airport has Class C airspace .

Location and transport links

Billings Logan International Airport is located three kilometers northwest of downtown Billings. It is on Montana State Route 3 . A few kilometers southeast of the airport, Interstate 90 and US Highway 312 run on the same route. US Highway 87 also runs a few kilometers east of the airport.

The Billings Logan International Airport is integrated into local public transport by buses ; Route 1 of the MET Transit System connects it regularly with the city center.

history

The beginning of flight operations in Billings is dated to the year 1912, when a local dentist made flight tests with a self-built Curtiss 0-X-5. In 1927, it was decided to build an airport that would be suitable for regular air traffic. This was opened on May 29, 1928 under the name Billings Municipal Airport . It cost $ 5,000 to build, initially 400 acres , roughly 162 hectares . Northwest Airlines began operating scheduled flights in 1933 . Since then, the airport has been expanded and technically renewed again and again, most recently in 2003 a new tower and additional buildings for air traffic control were built. The airport has been renamed twice to date, the first time in 1957 in honor of the airport's then-incumbent manager Dick Logan. The airport was named Billings Logan Field , which was changed to Billings Logan International Airport in 1971 .

Airlines and Destinations

In scheduled flights there are several connections to the nearest hubs of major airlines. The traditional connections, which also have the largest passenger numbers, are those from United Airlines to their hub in Denver , from Delta Air Lines to Salt Lake City and from formerly Northwest Airlines , now Delta Air Lines to Minneapolis-Saint Paul . The airport is also used by the cargo airlines FedEx and UPS Airlines .

Billings is a hub of the US government's Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes flight connections to very rural areas that would otherwise not be profitable. The routes are operated by Cape Air . Previously, the flights were operated by Great Lakes Airlines and Big Sky Airlines .

Traffic figures

Source: Billings Logan International Airport
Traffic figures for Billings Logan International Airport 2005–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
with airmail		 Aircraft movements
(with military)
2018 904.873 37,720
2017 853.559 31,743 82,774
2016 865.431 30,699 78.917
2015 863.818 32,298 81.040
2014 857.291 30,731 -
2013 789.261 28,395 -
2012 899.302 27,125 -
2011 832.191 25,955 -
2010 798.985 23,983 -
2009 816.396 23,854 -
2008 873.331 27,838 -
2007 883.301 31,531 -
2006 830.020 37,077 -
2005 835.363 32,825 -

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Billings (2018)
rank city Passengers Airlines
01 Denver , Colorado 117,140 United Airlines / United Express
02 Salt Lake City , Utah 085,960 Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection
03 Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota 079,270 Delta / Delta Connection
04th Seattle / Tacoma , Washington 045,570 Alaska Airlines
05 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 021,800 American Eagle
06th Portland , Oregon 021,540 Alaska
07th Phoenix-Mesa , Arizona 021,320 Allegiant Air
08th Las Vegas , Nevada 016,030 Allegiant
09 Sidney , Montana 009.110 Cape Air
10 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 004,600 k. A.

Web links

Commons : Billings Logan International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Airport History. FlyBillings.com, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Airport Overview. FlyBillings.com, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Statistics. FlyBillings.com, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed on February 25, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Bus Routes & Schedules. CI.Billings.MT.us, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  6. ^ A b Flight Arrivals & Departures. FlyBillings.com, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Major Airlines. FlyBillings.com, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Trump Proposes gutting rural flight program in Montana. BillingsGazette.com, March 16, 2017, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  9. ^ Montana EAS contract ends for Great Lakes Airlines. BillingsGazette.com, February 13, 2011, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  10. ↑ BillingsGazette.com: Big Sky crews land airline's last flights  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Sunday, March 09, 2008 (English)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / billingsgazette.net  
  11. ^ Billings, MT: Billings Logan International (BIL). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed March 15, 2019 .