Missoula International Airport

Montana residents who fly out of Missoula International Airport will soon have the opportunity to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre-Check application program.

National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Larry Lewis presented new information on the plane that 52-year-old Patrick Carter was flying when he crashed at Missoula International Airport on Wednesday.

KGVO News received the following press release from Allegiant Airlines early Thursday morning, April 2.

Multiple agencies converged on the Missoula airport on Saturday morning, responding to a mock plane crash with a fire, and injuries ranging from minor to critical. Incident Public Information Officer Forrest Merrill said the agencies, which included The Missoula Office of Emergency Services, airport emergency personnel, Missoula Rural and City Fire, ambulances from Missoula Emergency Services, and

Emergency vehicles were called out to the Missoula International Airport on Wednesday morning, March 13, to respond to an aircraft that was having technical difficulties.

The Missoula International Airport is celebrating a record year. 2011 brought 582,821 passengers through the Airport doors, an increase of more than 7,000 travelers from 2010.