Facts & Data - Transportation
Airport
In Great Falls, you'll be connected to major national and international markets via Great Falls International Airport, which is served by Allegiant, Delta, Horizon, Northwest and United Airlines. There are daily departures to Las Vegas, Denver, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Helena. More than 149,000 people used Great Falls International Airport in 2007.
Airport Assets
- Category III ILS airport.
- Direct access to the Western and Central Canadian markets.
- Home to a FedEx Regional Distribution Hub.
- Home to the US Customs regional headquarters
- Foreign Trade Zone
Great Falls International Airport hosts FTZ 88. Reduction or elimination of duty on imported and exported product is possible within the zone.
Highways & Roads
There are more public road miles (70,000) in Montana than Interstate Highway miles in the entire U.S. Great Falls is located on Interstate 15--a major CANAMEX Highway that runs from Alberta, Canada to Mexico. Great Falls is also located very close to the major east-west shipping route, Interstate 90.
For more on Montana’s Roadways visit the Montana Department of Transportation and for more on the roadways in Great Falls visit the City of Great Falls Public Works Department.
Railroad
Montana's rail system includes approximately 3,500 miles of track and is served by two major rail companies-Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific. BNSF is the second largest railroad in the U.S. and has over 2,100 miles of tracks in Montana. BNSF transports over 1.5 million carloads annually across the state and is investing over $50 million in 2006 to enhance the services to Montana Businesses.
Transportation
Great Falls International Airport
- 149,686 enplanements in 2007
- 4 Major Airlines providing multi frequency scheduled service to Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Bozeman and Kalispell
Bus Lines: Rimrock Trailways (passenger service)
- Big Sky Bus Lines (passenger service for hire – provides the school district’s bus services)
Rail
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe (goods – yard here in Great Falls)
- Amtrak (passenger service to Seattle/Chicago – Empire Builder – board in Shelby or Havre)
Local Transit
- Great Falls Transit District – established 1982
Highways
- North/South – I-15
- East – US 87/89 to Armington Junction and then east to Lewistown on US 87 and south to White Sulphur Springs on US 89
- West – Hwy 200 – to Missoula
- North – US 87/89 to Havre
