August/September Business View Magazine

138 139 BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT International Airport AT A GLANCE BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHAT: Montana’s busiest passenger airport WHERE: Belgrade, Montana WEBSITE: www.bozemanairport.com T he Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is located in Belgrade, Montana, eight miles northwest of Bozeman in Gallatin County. It is Mon- tana’s busiest passenger airport, serving over one million passengers per year. BZN was first constructed as Gallatin Field in 1941. “A lot of airports were constructed at that time as avia- tion was expanding, and also to provide training for pilots prior to, and during,World War II. And we were one of them,” recounts Airport Director, Brian Sprenger. “Our first airline service began in 1947 with Northwest Airlines,” Sprenger continues. “Like many smaller communities, we had minimal air service, but continued to grow over the years, STAKING OUT THE MIDDLE GROUND