Airlines | Glacier Country

Planning your next board retreat, association meeting, corporate event or group tour just got easier, Texas. American Airlines now offers nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Missoula International Airport (MSO) located in Western Montana’s Glacier Country. Here are five reasons why you and your attendees or clients should leave the humidity behind and head north to Montana’s heavenly mountain air.

The magnificent big sky over Glacier National Park. Photo: Hunter Day

BIG SKY INSPIRATION

We’re just going to come right out and say it: Montana is incredibly amazing, and our big sky never ceases to inspire and energize. We provide authentic Montana experiences in breathtaking landscapes, majestic mountains, wide-open spaces and wild rivers that get the creative juices flowing. Plus, we provide everything you need for an unforgettable adventure, from lodging and accommodations to planning, meeting venues, technology, transportation and, of course, fun.

The Milky Way illuminated in Montana’s big sky.

MOUNTAIN MEETING VENUES

No matter the size of your group, we can accommodate. From hotels and conference centers to resorts, sprawling guest ranches, B&Bs and other uniquely Montana locales, our lodging options combine warm welcomes, comfortable meeting spaces, cozy accommodations, cutting-edge technology and ease of access to adventure.

Chuck wagon dinners, offered Montana style.

WESTERN HOSPITALITY

Your neighbors up north offer the same incredibly warm hospitality you’re used to. You’ll fit right in here, Texas. Whether you’re looking to accommodate 3, 30, 300 or 3,000+, we’ll move mountains for you. We specialize in exceptional hospitality and convention support, plus fine, fun and creative dining options from Montana-raised steak and bison burgers to ethnic cuisine, food trucks, comfort food and vegetarian fare. We offer meeting and trip support any way we can—service referrals, arrivals and departures, visitor information, photographs and marketing materials, welcome letters, itineraries and activity planning. Our goal is to ensure you not only have a positive Montana meeting experience, but one you’ll never forget.

Food trucks at Caras Park along Missoula’s waterfront, provide something for everyone.

ACTIVITIES + ADVENTURE

Whether you’re bringing your group to a large hotel or considering a more intimate retreat at a lodge or ranch, group and team-building activities abound here. Nothing brings people together like the wild rush of a guided whitewater rafting adventure, a hike in Glacier National Park, a festival or small-town fair, a music event on the banks of a sparkling river, or fly-fishing hiking, biking, skiing and stand-up paddleboarding. Take a brewery or distillery tour, or just explore downtown Missoula. Groups come together in Montana because our mountains inspire and our recreation is second to none.

Rafting the whitewater in Western Montana is a great team-building activity.

LOCATION IS EVERYTHING

There’s an endless list of reasons why Missoula, Montana makes for one incredible mountain meeting and group tour destination, but one of the top reasons is Missoula’s access to all things Western Montana. This arts and cultural hot spot and big-venue hub with all the amenities of a big city is just a stone’s throw from Glacier National Park, multiple wilderness areas and national forests, countless rivers and lakes, two Indian reservations, wildlife-viewing areas and dozens of incredibly charming small towns with museums, galleries, good food and plenty to drink. Here, you’ll find endless options for day trips and side excursions that let you take in everything Western Montana has to offer, making your meeting, convention or group tour an extraordinary adventure.

Hiking the M trail provides beautiful views of the Missoula Valley.

So, grab your cowboy hats, Texas, and head up north to big skies, cool temps and low humidity. We’ll see you in just under three hours. Let’s do lunch.

For more information on meeting facilities in Western Montana, visit our Glacier Country meetings website. For more information on tour itinerary options, visit our Glacier Country tour operator’s website. If you need additional information, drop me a line; I’m always here to help.

See you in Montana,

Updated 2/10/2020: We have had several announcements over the last few months from the airlines that service Western Montana. In 2020, American Airlines will be offering a nonstop flight between New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Kalispell’s Glacier Park International (FCA). Alaska Airlines will offer a daily nonstop flight between Los Angeles (LAX) and Missoula International (MSO) along with larger aircraft offering more seats on the daily Alaska Airlines route from Seattle’s SeaTac (SEA) to (MSO). Getting to Montana has never been easier. With the increase in passenger demand for the treasure state and some of the larger airlines now offering direct-flight access into Western Montana as a travel destination from their main hubs, the time is right to visit and see for yourself why they call it Big Sky Country.

Fly direct from Dallas and Chicago to MSO and FCA along with direct from New York’s LaGuardia to FCA on American Airlines. Photo: American Airlines

Western Montana’s Glacier Country offers ease of accessibility via two bustling regional airports, Glacier Park International (FCA), located in Kalispell, and Missoula International (MSO), located in Missoula. Whether you are a meeting planner looking for a relatively undiscovered mountain destination or an association needing convention space near an international airport, we’ve got you covered in Missoula, Kalispell and Whitefish. For tour operators with clients who have Glacier National Park on their bucket list, cut your clients’ time on a motor coach and consider flying into one of our regional airports before jumping on a coach to see the sites.

A picture perfect day at Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park.

Historic red bus tours in Glacier National Park.

Six major airlines (United, Delta, Alaska, American, Allegiant and Frontier) provide service between these airports, with a combined 14 nonstop flights (some seasonal) to major cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Oakland, Phoenix/Mesa, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Seattle, offering flight schedules that make planning your next conference or tour in Western Montana’s Glacier Country a breeze.

Enjoy western hospitality. Photo: Triple Creek Ranch

Choose from unique to conventional meeting spaces.

If attendees or clients are not located in one of these direct flight markets, not to worry; it’s a short flight from most hubs on these major airlines. To learn how simple it is to get to Western Montana, find out more.

Come see the Milky Way in big sky country.

See you in Montana,