BZN Announces Expanded Daily Service to Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles

BOZEMAN, MT (May 4, 2017). Bozeman Yellowstone Int’l Airport (BZN) today announced several service expansions by airlines serving the airport to five major markets. Chicago and Dallas/Ft. Worth will now operate daily year round, increasing daily year round destinations at BZN to six including Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver and Minneapolis. In addition, Portland, Oregon operates daily non-stop 10 months annually, San Francisco operates daily non-stop 9 months annually and Los Angeles operates daily non-stop 7 months annually.

“We are pleased to see our airlines continue to fill in the gaps with destinations that started out as weekend only or seasonal service. The expansion of daily service to additional destinations makes it easier to do businesses in southwest Montana as well as offering more convenient options for leisure travel to or from Montana,” said Brian Sprenger, Airport Director. Overall, BZN will see an additional 480 annual departures and an additional 55,444 seats to these destinations. The chart below details the expanded service at BZN:


Destination Airline Added Annual   Total Annual             Service
N/S Departures       N/S Departures

Chicago O’Hare, IL     United           92                              591     Daily, year round
Chicago O’Hare, IL     American      125                            125                     Daily, Jun 2 – Oct 4
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX         American      143          413                     Daily, year round
Portland, OR             Alaska           53                              356                     Daily, except Nov 5 – 16, Nov 28 – Dec 14                                                                                                                   and Jan 3 – Feb 3
San Francisco, CA     United           25                              274                     Daily, Jun 6 – Oct 28 & Dec 20 – Apr 2

Los Angeles, CA         United          42                              199                     Daily, Jul 1 – Oct 4 & Dec 20 – Apr 2


About Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is Montana’s busiest airport and serves as a year-round gateway to Yellowstone National Park. BZN also serves the recreation areas of Big Sky Resort and the Bridger Bowl Ski Area as well as the business centers of Bozeman, Belgrade and Livingston and higher education at Montana State University and the Gallatin College. BZN handles more passengers than any other Montana airport and is served by six airline brands with coast to coast non-stop service including Atlanta*, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Houston*, Las Vegas, Los Angeles*, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark*, New York LaGuardia*, Phoenix-Mesa, Portland*, Salt Lake City, San Francisco*, and Seattle/Tacoma. Over 700 people are employed by the 30 entities with offices at the airport. * Denotes seasonal service