Boise Airport

Boise Airport

Boise Air Terminal

Gowen Field
1998 USGS photo
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner/OperatorCity of Boise
ServesTreasure Valley
Opened1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Focus city forAlaska Airlines[1]
Elevation AMSL2,872 ft / 875 m
Coordinates43°33′52″N 116°13′22″W / 43.56444°N 116.22278°W / 43.56444; -116.22278
Websitewww.iflyboise.com
Maps
FAA Airport Diagram as of January 2021
FAA Airport Diagram as of January 2021
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10L/28R 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
10R/28L 9,763 2,976 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/31/2023)139,983
Based aircraft273
Total Passengers4,752,757
Gates23

Boise Airport (IATA: BOI, ICAO: KBOI, FAA LID: BOI) (Boise Air Terminal or Gowen Field)[2][4] is a joint civil-military airport in the western United States in Idaho, three miles (5 km) south of downtown Boise in Ada County.[2] The airport is operated by the city of Boise Department of Aviation, overseen by an airport commission.[5] The busiest airport in the state, it serves more passengers than all other Idaho airports combined and roughly ten times as many passengers as the next busiest airport at Idaho Falls.[citation needed]

Boise is a landing rights airfield requiring international general aviation flights to receive permission from a Customs and Border Protection officer before landing.

In addition to being a commercial and general aviation airport, Boise also functions concurrently as a USAF military facility as used by the 124th Fighter Wing (124 FW) of the Idaho Air National Guard on the Gowen Field Air National Guard Base portion of the airport. The 124 FW operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.

The National Interagency Fire Center is based in the city of Boise and the Boise Airport is used for logistical support. The United States Forest Service (USFS) also uses Boise Airport as a base for aerial firefighting air tankers during the wildfire season.[6]

Boise Airport enplaned 2,248,435 passengers in 2022, an increase of 24% vs. 2021 when 1,806,838 passengers were enplaned.

  1. ^ "Alaska Airlines brings Boise and Idaho Falls a little closer with new nonstop flight - Oct 20, 2021".
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for BOI PDF, effective August 8, 2024
  3. ^ "Statistics - City of Boise". www.iflyboise.com.
  4. ^ "FAQs". Boise Airport. City of Boise. 2005. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2006.
  5. ^ Boise Airport (2005). "Airport Administration". City of Boise. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2006.
  6. ^ "Gowen Field Air National Guard Base". GlobalSecurity.org. January 21, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2006.