Boise Airport (Gowen Field) - Boise, ID - Commercial and general aviation airport


Boise Airport, otherwise known as Boise Air Terminal or Gowen Field, is located just three miles south of the city of Boise in Idaho. With over 3 million travelers passing through the airport every year, it sees around 145,000 aircraft operations and is ranked 75th in the US in terms of passengers.

The airport can trace its roots back to the 1920's, and in its time was used as a training ground during World War II before being turned over to the City of Boise in 1947 to be used for commercial purposes. Since then it's seen huge expansion and improvement, with the most recent $108 million terminal project being completed in 2003.

Today, the airport has two parallel runways, North and South, being 10,000 and 9,763 ft long respectively. These serve numerous direct and connection flights on a daily basis with several international airlines operating from the site including Horizon Air, Frontier and United, as well as smaller chartered operations from the likes of Access Air, Western Aircraft and Jackson Jet Center.

The airport is also used by the Idaho National Air Guard, with part of the site being the Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, and during wildfire season it's used by the United States Forest Service as a base for their aerial firefighting air tankers.

The passenger terminal is full of coffee shops, restaurants and other retail outlets, with most being open one hour before the first flight of the day right up until the last. There's also a chapel as well as ATM machines, a shoe shine station and even a business center offering everything the business traveler could need. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport, so no-one need miss out on getting some work done. Pets are allowed in the airport as long as they're on a leash or in a carrier, but passengers should bear in mind that the regulations for transporting pets varies with each airline so it's worth checking in advance.

For parking there's a short term lot, surface lot and a garage. Short term parking costs up to $18.50 a day, the surface lot is $8.25 daily and the garage costs $10.25. Or, for those staying for less time, all areas are $0.75 per 30 minutes. Disabled parkers are able to get a discount for short term and garage parking, being reduced to $8.25 a day (the same as the surface lot rate).

Car rental agencies are located on the first floor of the terminal with companies including National, Avis and Budget. Or, for public transport, there are taxis, shuttles and buses all operating to and from the airport throughout the day.

Boise Airport has all the facilities people would expect from an airport and caters to millions of passengers every year, and with improvements and renovations still going on it will soon be offering more than ever before.

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