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Billings Logan International Airport is two miles northwest of downtown Billings, in Yellowstone County, Montana. It is the second largest airport in Montana, having been surpassed by Bozeman in both number of gates as well as annual enplanements in recent years,〔http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BZN&Airport_Name=Bozeman,%20MT:%20Bozeman%20Yellowstone%20International&carrier=FACTS〕 and is owned by the city of Billings.〔〔(Billings Airport, MT – Official Website )〕 The airport is on top of the Rims, a cliff overlooking the downtown core. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).〔 〕 Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 387,368 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2013,〔 〕 388,329 in 2010 and 397,073 in 2009 .〔 〕 Billings Logan International Airport has scheduled non-stop flights to several airline hubs. Billings is a hub for Cape Air〔 which has non-stop flights to Montana cities Glasgow, Glendive, Havre, Sidney and Wolf Point. == History == The first recorded flight in Billings was in 1912 by a local dentist named Dr. Frank Bell. The flight was in his home-made Curtiss 0-X-5. The "First" flight was made on Memorial Day 1913, with much publicity, Dr. Bell took off from Billings flying to Park City and back, round trip. This flight was captured by a local artist named J.K. Ralston in his painting entitled "First Flight," displayed in the airport lobby. In 1927 The City of Billings approved $5,000 and on top of the Rims to build a runway. The runway and small administrative building was built by horse-drawn equipment; the airport opened on May 29, 1928. In 1933 Northwest Airlines was the first airline. Improvements over the years include runway lights in 1935 to the new air traffic control tower in 2005. Major terminal expansions were made in 1958, 1972, and 1992. In early 2006 the airport added electronic monitors giving info on arrivals and departures. The name changed from the Billings Municipal Airport to Billings Logan Field in 1957, after Dick Logan, the airport manager, died. In 1971 the airport became Billings Logan International Airport.〔(Billings Airport, MT – Official Website – Airport History )〕 For at least part of each year 1977–1981 Billings saw scheduled Northwest DC-10s EWR-DTW-ORD-BIL-GTF-GEG-SEA and back. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billings Logan International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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