Facilities and Aircraft
Missoula International Airport covers an area of 2,700 acres (1,093 ha) at an elevation of 3,206 feet (977 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 is 9,501 by 150 feet (2,896 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 4,612 by 75 feet (1,406 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 36,688 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 60% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 11% scheduled commercial, and 2% military. At that time there were 145 aircraft based at this airport: 60% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 14% jet, and 11% helicopter.
The airport is currently building a new 150 foot tall control tower that will be replacing the old control tower, that had served the airport since 1961. The new control tower will be one of the tallest control towers in the Pacific Northwest once completed, and the tallest in Montana. The price tag of the new tower is an estimated 6.77 million dollars.
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