Missoula County Airport Authority

Missoula County Airport Authority, doing business as Airport-Missoula, is a local government airport authority based in Missoula, Montana, that receives federal grant funding exclusively for airport infrastructure development and operations — it holds no federal contracts and operates as a prime recipient only, with no subcontractor role.

The Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of Federal Aviation Administration grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), and the Small Community Air Service Development Program (CFDA 20.930), all issued by the FAA Northwest Mountain Region. Recent awards total $18 million in combined potential value, with $174 million in obligated dollars across 165 awards spanning more than twenty years. Activity has remained steady at four awards per year across 2022 through 2025, with two awards recorded in 2026. The Authority competes full-and-open as a federal grant recipient and does not pursue set-aside categories.

The Authority's grant portfolio centers on multi-phase terminal construction at Missoula International Airport. Major recent awards include a $4.07 million grant on April 15, 2026, to construct Phase 15 of a new 145,000-square-foot terminal designed to reduce operational delays and increase passenger capacity; a $19.8 million award on July 18, 2025, for runway rehabilitation of 9,501 feet of Runway 12/30, runway lighting modernization, and acquisition and installation of an electrical emergency generator; and a $3.81 million award on August 8, 2025, funding Phase 14 of terminal construction including site civil utilities, structural steel, building envelope, jet bridge installation, and interior systems. Additional work encompasses taxiway reconstruction and rehabilitation (lighting, signage, and pavement sealing), deicing pad expansion and taxilane construction, control tower modernization under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, airport master plan updates, and air service development grants supporting minimum revenue guarantees and marketing initiatives. All work is performed in Montana with completion dates extending through 2030.

The FAA Northwest Mountain Region dominates the Authority's customer base, accounting for 35 awards in the source's coverage window, with an additional 17 awards from the broader FAA. The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service Central Office and the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration each account for 15 and 7 awards respectively, with potential values of $4.5 million each. The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service R1-Northern Region contributes 13 awards valued at $441 thousand. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The Authority does not appear on any parent contract vehicles such as GWACs or IDIQs; its grant awards are direct from federal agencies rather than issued under government-wide vehicles.