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{{Short description|Airport in Boise, Idaho, United States}}
{{about| the airport serving [[Boise, Idaho]]|the airport serving Boise City, Oklahoma|Boise City Airport}}
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| name                = Boise Airport
| nativename          = Boise Air Terminal
| nativename-r        = Gowen Field
| image               = BOI Airport Logo.png
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| caption2            = 1998 USGS photo
| IATA                = BOI
| ICAO                = KBOI
| FAA                 = BOI
| WMO                 = 72681
| type                = Public / Military
| owner-oper          = [[Boise, Idaho|City of Boise]]
| city-served         = [[Treasure Valley]]
| hub                 = 
| location            = 
| opened              = {{start date and age|1936|}}
| elevation-f         = 2,872
| elevation-m         = 875
| coordinates         = {{coord|43|33|52|N|116|13|22|W|region:US-ID|display=inline,title}}
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| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data          = 144,326
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| stat2-data          = 273
| stat3-header        = Total Passengers
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| footnotes           = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=BOI|use=PU|own=PU|site=04149.*A}}, effective March 20, 2025.</ref><br />City of Boise<ref name="iflyboise">{{cite web|url=http://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/statistics/|title=Statistics - City of Boise|website=www.iflyboise.com|access-date=February 5, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108234747/https://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/statistics/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| focus_city          = [[Alaska Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.alaskaair.com/newsroom/alaska-airlines-brings-boise-and-idaho-falls-a-little-closer-with-new-nonstop-flight/ | title=Alaska Airlines brings Boise and Idaho Falls a little closer with new nonstop flight - Oct 20, 2021 | access-date=August 27, 2024 | archive-date=August 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827213515/https://news.alaskaair.com/newsroom/alaska-airlines-brings-boise-and-idaho-falls-a-little-closer-with-new-nonstop-flight/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Boise Airport''' {{airport codes|BOI|KBOI|BOI}} ('''Boise Air Terminal''' or '''Gowen Field''')<ref name=FAA /><ref name=faq>{{cite web | year = 2005 | url = http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Airport/FAQ/page4226.aspx | title = FAQs | work = Boise Airport | publisher = City of Boise | access-date = August 31, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060821120758/http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Airport/FAQ/page4226.aspx | archive-date = August 21, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref> is a joint civil-military airport in the [[western United States]] in [[Idaho]], {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} south of [[Downtown Boise|downtown]] [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] in [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada County]].<ref name=FAA/> The airport is operated by the city of Boise Department of Aviation, overseen by an airport commission.<ref name=admin>{{cite web | year = 2005 | url = http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Airport/AboutBoiseAirport/index.aspx | title = Airport Administration | author = Boise Airport | publisher = City of Boise | access-date = August 31, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120324175449/http://www.iflyboise.com/airport-guide/about-the-airport/ | archive-date = March 24, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The busiest airport in the state, it serves more passengers than [[List of airports in Idaho|all other Idaho airports combined]] and roughly ten times as many passengers as the next busiest airport at [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport|Idaho&nbsp;Falls]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}

Boise is a landing rights airfield requiring international general aviation flights to receive permission from a [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|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 [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|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.<ref name=global>{{cite web | date = January 21, 2006 | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/gowen.htm | title = Gowen Field Air National Guard Base | work = GlobalSecurity.org | access-date = August 31, 2006 | archive-date = September 1, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060901154515/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/gowen.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

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

==Terminals and development ==
Boise Airport currently has one terminal with two concourses and servicing ten airlines. The terminal is a three-story building containing four baggage carousels, rental car counters on the ground floor, all of the ticketing counters, a consolidated security checkpoint including [[TSA PreCheck]] and CLEAR Security, offices and fast food outlets.

The two concourses have a combined 24 gates with 13 total jet bridges. Concourse B has 13 gates and 11 jet bridges (with one jet bridge serving each of B21 a/b and B22 a/b). Airline gate assignments are broken down as follows: B10, B11, B21 a/b (United), B15, B17 (Southwest), B14, B16, B19 (Common Use), B18 (American), B20, B22 a/b (Delta). The Common use gates are used as follows: B14 (Delta), B16 (Allegiant, Frontier, Southwest), B19 (American, Spirit, Sun Country).<ref name="MasterPlan">{{Cite web|title=Master Plan {{!}} City of Boise|url=https://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/masterplan/|access-date=July 1, 2020|website=www.iflyboise.com|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701223134/https://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/masterplan/|url-status=live}}</ref> Concourse C serves Alaska Airlines and has 11 gates; however, only gates C8a and C12 are equipped with jet bridges, with the rest having covered walkways.

In 2016, Boise Airport released a new master plan outlining their short, medium, and long-term plans. Each of these terms would mark different stages of the airport's growth and renewal, with the largest projects being three new parking garages, upgrades to Concourse B, and a new Concourse A.<ref name="IBR-2019">{{Cite web|last=Hupp|first=Rebecca|date=October 2, 2019|title=Boise Airport's $200 million upgrade plan will improve customer experience|url=https://idahobusinessreview.com/2019/10/02/boise-airports-200-million-upgrade-plan-will-improve-customer-experience/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Idaho Business Review|language=en-US|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713210746/https://idahobusinessreview.com/2019/10/02/boise-airports-200-million-upgrade-plan-will-improve-customer-experience/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Concourse A===

The new Concourse A would sit on the other side of the main terminal from concourses B and C in an existing rental car parking lot. It would have ten new gates, all equipped with jet bridges and able to handle narrow-body aircraft.<ref name="DJC">{{cite news |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Design firm sought for concourse upgrade project at Boise Airport |url=http://djc.com/news/ae/12161590.html |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref> Long-term plans call for one of the new gates to be equipped to handle wide bodied aircraft, five equipped for narrowbody aircraft, and four equipped for regional jets up to an [[Airbus A220|A220]]. Phase 1 of the new concourse is scheduled to begin construction in the start of the second quarter of 2026 and will include six gates, three for mainline aircraft and three for regional aircraft.<ref name="MasterPlan" /> The makeup of Phases 2 and 3 would depend on the needs of the airport and have not been determined yet.

===Parking garages===

Increasing passenger traffic at BOI requires the addition of parking. To this end, the airport is building three new parking garages.<ref name="IBR-2019" /> One will be a public garage for passengers with 940 spaces. This will be built on an existing surface lot. The other two garages, an employee garage and a rental car center garage, are being relocated to make room for Concourse A. The new employee garage will have 680 spaces and the rental car garage will have 880 spaces.<ref name="MasterPlan" />
The airport has begun construction on its first two of the three parking garages. In late January 2022, it broke ground on the construction for the new employee parking garage after several delays, and its new public parking garage expansion. Both these projects plan to be finished by the end of 2023. The airport also plans to break ground on a new 2 part rental car garage in 2024, this will make room for the new Concourse A.

==History==
Boise's first municipal airport, Booth Field, was built in 1926 on a gravel bed near the south bank of the [[Boise River]], now the campus of [[Boise State University]]. The first commercial airmail flight in the United States passed through this airfield on April 26, 1926, carried by [[Varney Airlines]]. Varney began operating out of Boise in 1933, later merging with [[National Air Transport]] to become [[United Airlines]]. Since United traces its roots to Varney, United is recognized as the airline that has operated the longest out of Boise, {{Years ago|1926}} years as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}. Less than four months after his [[Charles Lindbergh#New York–Paris flight|historic]] [[transatlantic flight]], the airfield hosted [[Charles Lindbergh]] and the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'' {{nowrap|on September 4, 1927.<ref name=lrebosr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pQtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244%2C992537 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Lindbergh reaches Boise |date=September 5, 1927 |page=1 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224319/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pQtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244%2C992537 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=eugrdlho>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fdwzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1166%2C3709111 |work=Eugene Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Lindbergh hops off |date=September 5, 1927 |page=1 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224311/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fdwzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1166%2C3709111 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

The current airport has its origins in 1936 when Boise began buying and leasing land for the airport. By 1938, Boise had the longest runway in the United States at {{convert|8800|ft|round=5}}, built as a [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA) project under sponsorship of the city.<ref name=naffar>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JpBfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1368%2C2147002 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |title=Boise's new 960-acre municipal airport as seen from the air |agency=(photo) |date=October 29, 1939 |page=4}}</ref> The steel [[hangar]] for Varney Airlines was moved to the present field in 1939. As aircraft grew the hangar was no longer big enough and was converted into a passenger terminal. It was part of the modern [[Airport terminal|terminal]] facility until the completion of a new terminal in 2004.

During [[World War II]], the [[United States Army Air Forces|U.S. Army Air Forces]] leased the field for use as a training base for [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17 Flying Fortress]] and [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] bomber crews. More than six thousand men were stationed there during the war.<ref name=admin/>

The field was named Gowen Field in 1941 on July 23, after [[First lieutenant#U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force|1st Lt]] Paul R. Gowen.<ref name=imhspirprgn>{{cite web |url=http://museum.mil.idaho.gov/Newsletters/3rdQtr2003.pdf |publisher=Idaho Military Historical Society: Pass in Review |title=Lt. Paul R. Gowen |date=September 2003 |pages=5, 6 |access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115255/http://museum.mil.idaho.gov/Newsletters/3rdQtr2003.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Born and raised in [[Caldwell, Idaho|Caldwell]], he attended the [[University of Idaho]] for two years, then obtained an appointment to [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] in 1929, and graduated ninth in his class in 1933.<ref name=imhspirprgn/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1928/381|work=Gem of the Mountains|publisher=University of Idaho|title=Beta Theta Pi|year=1928|page=365|access-date=August 28, 2012|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315114215/http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1928/381|url-status=live}}</ref> While piloting a twin-engine [[Martin B-10|B-10]] bomber in the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]], Gowen was killed instantly in a crash in [[Panama]] in July 1938.<ref name=imhspirprgn/> The right engine failed shortly after take-off from [[Albrook Air Force Station|Albrook Field]], near [[Panama City, Panama|Panama City]]. The other two crew members, navigator and radio operator, survived and crawled from the wreckage with burns.<ref>{{cite journal |date=July 1998 |title=Whence Came the Name... ? |journal=Gowen Research Foundation Electronic Newsletter |volume=1 |issue=7 |url=http://bz.llano.net/gowen/electronic_newsletter/el199807.htm |access-date=August 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225257/http://bz.llano.net/gowen/electronic_newsletter/el199807.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007  }}</ref><ref name=rootobitgwn>{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~idfs/PObits/Obit-PRGowen.htm |work=rootsweb.ancestry.com |title=Obituary: Lt. Paul Gowen (1909–1939) |access-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121458/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~idfs/PObits/Obit-PRGowen.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the war the part of the field used by the Army Air Forces was returned to the city.<ref name=admin/> The [[Idaho Air National Guard]] began leasing the airfield after the war and continues to do so.<ref name=admin/>

===Jet service===
The jet age arrived in Boise during the mid-1960s. In 1966, United Airlines was operating [[Boeing 727-100]] jetliners into the airport with round trip routings of Boise (BOI)-Salt Lake City (SLC)-Chicago ([[O'Hare Airport|O'Hare]], ORD)-Boston (BOS) and Seattle (SEA)-Portland (PDX)-Boise (BOI)-Salt Lake City (SLC)-Denver ([[Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton]], DEN)-Chicago (ORD)-New York ([[Newark Airport|Newark]], EWR).<ref>http://www.timetableimages.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 24, 1966, United Airlines system timetable</ref> United was also serving the airport with [[Douglas DC-6]] and [[Douglas DC-6B|DC-6B]] propliners at this time. [[West Coast Airlines]] introduced [[Douglas DC-9-10]] jet service during the late 1960s and in 1968 was operating round trip routings of Seattle ([[Boeing Field]], BFI)-Portland (PDX)-Boise (BOI)-Salt Lake City (SLC) and Portland (PDX)-Seattle (BFI)-Boise (BOI)-Salt Lake City (SLC) {{nowrap|with the DC-9.<ref>http://www.timetableimages.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 28, 1968, West Coast Airlines system timetable</ref>}} West Coast was also serving Boise with [[Fairchild F-27]] turboprops and [[Douglas DC-3]] prop aircraft in 1968. The same year West Coast merged with [[Bonanza Air Lines]] and [[Pacific Air Lines]] to form Air West which was subsequently renamed [[Hughes Airwest]] which, in turn, continued to serve Boise with Douglas DC-9 (-10, [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9#Series 30|-30]]) jets. In 1972, Hughes Airwest was operating non-stop DC-9 service from Boise to Portland and Salt Lake City and was also flying direct DC-9 service to Los Angeles (LAX), Las Vegas (LAS), Phoenix (PHX), San Diego (SAN), Burbank (BUR), Santa Ana (SNA), Spokane (GEG) and other regional destinations.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, July 1, 1972, Hughes Airwest system timetable</ref>

By 1976, Hughes Airwest and United were still the only two airlines operating jet service into Boise according to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG). United had also expanded its Boise service by this time and was operating nonstop flights with [[Boeing 727]] (-100, [[Boeing 727#727-200|-200]]) and larger [[Douglas DC-8]] jetliners to Chicago (O'Hare), Denver (Stapleton), Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Reno, and Spokane as well as direct, no change of plane jet service to New York ([[LaGuardia Airport|LaGuardia]]), Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C. ([[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National]]), San Diego, and Hartford, according to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG).<ref>February 1, 1976, North American Edition Official Airline Guide, Boise flight schedules</ref> United and Hughes Airwest were operating all of their flights into Boise with jet aircraft at this time in 1976. Also according to the OAG, in early 1985 [[Cascade Airways]] was operating international service of a sorts into Boise with a direct flight once a week from [[Calgary]] via intermediate stops in [[Spokane]] and [[Lewiston, ID]].<ref>Feb 15 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Boise flight schedules & OAG Flight Itineraries section, Cascade Airways flight 693 routing</ref>

Following the federal [[Airline Deregulation Act]] of 1978, a number of air carriers operated jet service into the airport at different times over the years from the late 1970s through the 1990s. The following list of airlines is taken from OAG editions from 1979 to 1999:<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, November 15, 1979, through June 1, 1999, Boise flight schedules</ref>
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* [[Alaska Airlines]] (mainline jet service)
* [[America West Airlines]]
* [[Cascade Airways]]
* [[Continental Airlines]]
* [[Frontier Airlines (1950-1986)]]
* [[Horizon Air]]
* [[Morris Air]]
* [[Mountain West Airlines]] 
* [[Northwest Airlines]]
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* [[Pacific Express]]
* [[Pacific Southwest Airlines]] (PSA)
* [[Republic Airlines (1979-1986)]] (acquired<!-- and merged with--> [[Hughes Airwest]] in 1980)
* [[Sunworld International Airways]] (operating as Sunworld Airlines)
* [[United Express]] operated by [[Air Wisconsin]]
* [[US Airways]] 
* [[Western Airlines]]
* [[Wien Air Alaska]]
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Between 2001 and 2005, Boise Airport was remodeled with a new terminal and an elevated roadway for departures, constructed in two phases. Phase 1 considered amenities such as baggage claim, lobby, and food and beverage concession, which were completed in 2003. Phase 2 dealt with security checkpoints and a new concourse (Concourse C) and the remodeling of Concourse B, which were completed in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of BOI|url=http://www.iflyboise.com/airport-guide/about-the-airport/history-of-boi/|publisher=City of Boise|access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Boise airport terminal 2009.jpg|thumb|220px|Boise's passenger terminal in 2009]]
The Boise Airport Passenger Terminal designed by [[CSHQA]] is a three-story, steel-framed {{convert|378000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} state-of-the-art aviation facility. Curvilinear, steel trusses create the undulating ceiling plane of the ticket lobby and define the signature profile of the building. The terminal has garnered national attention for the beauty of its design and is considered a prototypical post-[[September 11 attacks|9/11]] facility.<ref>[http://www.cshqa.com/project_detail.php?cid=4&did=10 CSHQA Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Boise Idaho] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422090903/http://www.cshqa.com/project_detail.php?cid=4&did=10 |date=April 22, 2008 }}. Cshqa.com.</ref>

The Boise Airport was fourth in passenger satisfaction in the [[J.D. Power and Associates]] 2004 Global Airport Satisfaction Index Study.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 6, 2004|url=http://www.jdpower.com/pdf/2004197.pdf#page=6|title=2004 Global Airport Satisfaction Index Study|format=PDF|publisher=J.D. Power and Associates|access-date=August 31, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106083803/http://www.jdpower.com/pdf/2004197.pdf#page=6|archive-date=November 6, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> Power no longer publishes a global listing, and the airport was not listed in the 2017 North American ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jdpower.com/sites/default/files/2017_n.a._airport_satisfaction_study_brochure_2.15.17.pdf|title=Airport satisfaction survey 2017|website=www.jdpower.com|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828171759/http://www.jdpower.com/sites/default/files/2017_n.a._airport_satisfaction_study_brochure_2.15.17.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Boise Airport was a hub for [[Horizon Air]] from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Horizon Air was acquired by the [[Alaska Air Group]], the parent company of [[Alaska Airlines]], in 1986 and began [[code sharing]] flights for Alaska Airlines at that time. During the summer of 1990, Horizon Air was operating up to 36 departures a day from the airport to destinations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, as well as direct one stop service to Salt Lake City.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, July 1, 1990, Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air system timetable</ref> By 1999, Horizon Air was operating up to 22 departures a day from Boise with [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]] jets with additional flights being operated with [[de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8]] turboprops.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, June 1, 1999, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Boise flight schedules</ref> The regional airline also previously operated [[Dornier 328]], [[Fairchild F-27]], and [[Swearingen Metroliner]] propjets.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, February 15, 1985, through June 1, 1999, editions, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Boise flight schedules</ref> Boise is currently a focus city for [[Alaska Airlines]] service operated by both Horizon Air and [[code sharing]] partner [[SkyWest Airlines]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Boise was also one of the primary destinations served by [[Cascade Airways]] which competed with Horizon Air. In 1985, Cascade was serving the airport with [[British Aircraft Corporation]] [[BAC One-Eleven]] jets and [[Swearingen Metroliner]] propjets with regional service in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Montana, as well as nonstop jet service to Reno, Nevada, and connecting flights to Canada at Calgary, Alberta.<ref>http://www.cascadeairways.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815122753/http://www.cascadeairways.com/ |date=August 15, 2016 }}, January 13, 1985 & April 4, 1985, Cascade Airways timetables</ref>{{Better source needed|date=June 2017}}

==Facilities==
Boise Airport covers {{convert|5000|acre|sqmi km2}} at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|2872|ft}} at its east end. It has two [[runway]]s and one [[helipad]]:<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/BOI/Boise-Air-Trml-Gowen-Field-Airport|title=BOI airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com|access-date=September 4, 2022|archive-date=September 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904111856/https://skyvector.com/airport/BOI/Boise-Air-Trml-Gowen-Field-Airport|url-status=live}}</ref>

* 10L/28R: {{convert|10,000|x|150|ft|m}}, asphalt, weight capacity: {{convert|75000|lb}}/single wheel; [[Visual Approach Slope Indicator|VASI]] system<ref name=FAA />
* 10R/28L: {{convert|9,763|x|150|ft|m}}, asphalt, weight capacity: {{convert|75000|lb}}/single wheel; [[Visual Approach Slope Indicator|VASI]], [[Instrument Landing System|ILS]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]]
* Helipad H1: {{convert|50|by|50|ft|m}}, asphalt. 
<ref name=FAA />

In the year ending May 31, 2023, the airport had 139,983 aircraft operations, average 383 per day: 46% [[general aviation]], 39% airline, 9% [[air taxi]], and 5% military. 273 aircraft were then based at this airport: 147 single-engine, 22 multi-engine, 37 jet, 17 [[helicopter]] and 50 military.<ref name=FAA /> Of the top 100 United States airports, BOI is among four airports that does not charge a [[Passenger facility charge|PFC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/pfc/monthly_reports/media/stats.pd |title=Stats |website=faa.gov}}</ref>

The airport can handle minor maintenance and repairs through [[fixed-base operator]]s Jackson Jet Center, Turbo Air and Western Aircraft.

Law enforcement is handled by the Boise Police Department (BPD). In 2006, the Airport Division had an authorized strength of 1 lieutenant, 2 sergeants, and 28 officers, and there were five TSA certified [[Detection dog|K-9 units]] trained in explosive detection.<ref>{{cite web | year = 2005 | url = http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Airport/AboutBoiseAirport/AirportPolice/page1949.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090306174633/http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Airport/AboutBoiseAirport/AirportPolice/page1949.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 6, 2009 | title = Airport Police | work = Boise Airport | publisher = City of Boise | access-date = August 31, 2006 }}</ref>

The original layout was the primary runway (10R/28L) at {{convert|8800|ft|round=5}}, with two others at {{convert|6000|ft|round=5}},<ref name=naffar/> both are retired but still visible as taxiways. The north–south runway (16/34, offset slightly northeast, now taxiway E) was aligned with present-day S. Zeppelin Street (approximately with Owyhee Street to the north), and the east–west runway (7/25, now taxiway F) was offset slightly southwest. The intersection point of the two former runways was on today's main taxiway A, near the terminal. The second parallel runway (10L/28R)<!--, added in 19xx; --> was formerly {{convert|7400|ft|round=5}}; it was extended east from taxiway C in 1998,<ref name=aceusdot95>{{cite web |url=https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12658 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |agency=(U.S. Department of Transportation) |title=Aviation Capacity Enhancement Plan |date=1995 |page=D-5 (appendix) |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227143630/https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12658 |url-status=live }}</ref> which raised the field elevation {{convert|14|ft|spell=in}}.

===ATC tower===
[[File:Boise new tower construction 2009.jpg|thumb|The new air traffic control tower under construction in 2009]]

In 2008, city officials broke ground for Boise Air Terminal's new airport traffic control tower, the latest facilities improvement. The tower's height at {{convert|295|ft}} made it the tallest building in the state of [[Idaho]] (surpassed in 2013 by the {{convert|323|ft|adj=on}} [[Eighth & Main|Zions Bank Idaho Headquarters Building]] in [[Downtown Boise|downtown]] Boise), and the [[Northwestern United States|Northwest]]'s tallest control tower.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} It&nbsp;was relocated to the south side of the airport in order to control an existing {{convert|5000|ft|round=5|adj=on}} [[Idaho Air National Guard|Guard]] assault strip, runway 09/27, south of Gowen Road. The tower was planned and constructed when it was believed that the radar functions would be moved to [[Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center|Salt Lake City]] in [[Utah]]. After it was decided to leave the radar positions in Boise, the facility at the base of the tower was redesigned and partially remodeled to house the Terminal Radar Approach Control ([[TRACON]]).

The tower and TRACON opened on September 16, 2013, with updated electronics and equipment, including the [[Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System|STARS]] radar system; improving services and safety for pilots and the flying public. With the expanded facilities and new equipment, the TRACON operates the approach control for Boise Airport, and also remotely operates the approach control for the [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman Airport]] in [[Montana]]. The TRACON was then renamed Big Sky Approach to reflect the broader geographical coverage. The consolidation of Boise and Bozeman approach control facilities into Big Sky Approach is part of the FAA's continuing plan to consolidate approach control services across the nation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} Boise's TRACON was designed with the option of adding additional radar scopes, and may offer approach control services to other airports in the future.

===Gowen Field Air National Guard Base===
[[Image:C130s on gowen field in boise idaho.jpg|thumb|right|250px|C-130s previously operated by the Idaho ANG parked on the ramp at Gowen Field]]

[[Gowen Field Air National Guard Base]] primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes [[Air National Guard]], [[Army National Guard]], and reserve units of the [[United States Army Reserve|Army]], [[United States Navy Reserve|Navy]], and [[Marine Forces Reserve|Marine Corps]]. The field is home to the [[124th Wing|124th Fighter Wing]] (124 FW), [[Idaho Air National Guard]], which consists of one flying squadron operationally-gained by the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC) and 12 additional support units. The aircraft based at Gowen Field ANGB is the [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]] [[close air support]] attack aircraft of the [[190th Fighter Squadron]] (190 FS).

The 124 FW was previously designated as the [[124th Wing]] (124 WG), a composite [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC) and [[Air Mobility Command]] (AMC) unit that also operated [[C-130 Hercules|C-130H Hercules]] transport aircraft in the [[189th Airlift Squadron]] (189 AS), the 189 AS being operationally-gained by AMC.

[[Base Realignment and Closure|BRAC]] 2005 directed that the [[Idaho Air National Guard]] divest itself of the C-130 mission by 2009, transferring its C-130s to the [[Wyoming Air National Guard]], while retaining its A-10 fighter mission. This action was completed in 2009 and the 124 WG was redesignated the 124 FW at that time. The 124 FW is composed of over 1000 military personnel, consisting of just over 300 full-time [[Active Guard Reserve|Active Guard and Reserve (AGR)]] and [[Air Reserve Technician Program|Air Reserve Technician (ART)]] personnel and over 700 traditional part-time Air National Guardsmen.<ref name=global/><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/124wg.htm 124th Wing]. Globalsecurity.org (December 31, 1952). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629092201/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/124wg.htm |date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

===First responder training area===
In February 2011, [[FedEx]] donated a surplus [[Boeing 727-200]] cargo jet (tail number N275FE) to the City of Boise for use as a training tool for emergency [[first responder]]s. The aircraft—stripped of engines—is parked near the southeastern end of Boise's third runway—a location more than a mile southeast of, and not visible from, the main [[airport terminal|passenger terminal]]. Several agencies use the plane for training purposes.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
{{Expand section|small=no|date=December 2025}}
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{{Airport destination list
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]] (begins June 10, 2026)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/12/18/alaska-adds-seven-routes/|title=Alaska Adds Seven Routes|publisher=AirlineGeeks|date=December 18, 2025|accessdate=December 18, 2025}}</ref> 
| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fixler |first1=Kevin |title=New flights arriving at Boise Airport, including longest route to East Coast |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article296462564.html |access-date=26 December 2025 |publisher=The Idaho Stateman |date=4 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> [[Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fixler |first1=Kevin |title=New flights at Boise Airport start soon to vacation hot spot, Idaho neighbor state |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article289905869.html |access-date=26 December 2025 |publisher=The Idaho Statesman |date=10 July 2024 |location=Boise, ID |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Velani |first=Bhavya |date=2024-11-23 |title=American Airlines Adds Three and Cuts Six Routes While United Adds 3 and Drops 4 |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/11/23/american-airlines-united-drops-three-new-routes/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Aviation A2Z |language=en-US |archive-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123181249/https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/11/23/american-airlines-united-drops-three-new-routes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Denver International Airport|Denver]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/02/18/frontier-adds-14-routes-returns-to-two-airports/|title=Frontier Adds 14 Routes, Returns to Two Airports &#124; AirlineGeeks.com|date=February 18, 2025|website=AirlineGeeks.com }}</ref>
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}}

===Destinations map===
{| class="collapsible uncollapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto"
|-
! Destinations map
|-
|{{Location map+ |United_States |width=900 |float=center
|caption=Destinations from Boise Airport <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br />{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination
|places=
{{Location map~ |United_States |lat=43.5658 |long=-116.2223 |position=left |label=<div style="position:relative;"><small>'''Boise'''</small></div>|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=15 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States |lat=39.855193|long=-104.673849|position=right|label='''<small>[[Denver International Airport|Denver]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States |lat=33.3086|long=-111.6569|position=right|label='''<small>[[Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States |lat=41.974186|long=-87.907783|position=bottom|label='''<small>[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]</small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=7 }}
|}}
|}

==Statistics==

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from BOI<br />(August 2024 - July 2025)'''<ref name="RITA - BTS - Transtats">{{cite web|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=ObV&Nv42146_anzr=O1v5r,%20VQ:%20O1v5r%20Nv4%20gr4zv0ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|title=RITA - BTS - Transtats|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma, Washington]]
| 376,000
| Alaska, Delta
|-
| 2
| [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 352,000
| Southwest, United
|-
| 3
| [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]] 
| 199,000
| Alaska, American, Southwest 
|- 
| 4
| [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| 183,000
| Alaska, Allegiant, Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 5
| [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| 171,000
| Delta
|-
| 6
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas]]
| 132,000
| American
|-
| 7
| [[Portland International Airport|Portland, Oregon]]
| 126,000
| Alaska
|-
| 8
| [[Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota]]
| 116,000
| Delta, Sun Country
|-
| 9
| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]
| 115,000
| Alaska, Delta, United
|-
| 10
| [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco, California]]
| 114,000
| Alaska, United
|-
|}

===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Top airlines at BOI<br />(August 2024 - July 2025)'''<ref name="RITA - BTS - Transtats"/>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
| 1
| [[SkyWest Airlines]]
| 1,370,000
| 26.80%
|-
| 2
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
| 1,314,000
| 25.70%
|-
| 3
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
| 701,000
| 13.72%
|- 
| 4
| [[Horizon Air]]
| 600,000
| 11.75%
|-
| 5
| [[United Airlines]]
| 419,000
| 8.19%
|-
| —
| Other Airlines
| 707,000
| 13.84%
|}

===Annual traffic===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=BOI}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"<!--style="text-align:center"-->
|+ Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at BOI Airport, 2006 through 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iflyboise.com/airport-guide/about-the-airport/statistics/|title=Statistics|publisher=Iflyboise.com|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325072150/http://www.iflyboise.com/airport-guide/about-the-airport/statistics|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Year
! Passengers
! Year
! Passengers
|-
|align=center|2006||align=center|3,289,314||align=center|2016||align=center|3,230,878
|-
|align=center|2007||align=center|3,365,303||align=center|2017||align=center|3,513,377
|-
|align=center|2008||align=center|3,185,006||align=center|2018||align=center|3,871,891
|-
|align=center|2009||align=center|2,795,297||align=center|2019||align=center|4,111,151
|-
|align=center|2010||align=center|2,805,692||align=center|2020||align=center|1,973,198
|-
|align=center|2011||align=center|2,781,708||align=center|2021||align=center|3,607,283
|-
|align=center|2012||align=center|2,609,816||align=center|2022||align=center|4,496,529
|-
|align=center|2013||align=center|2,612,457||align=center|2023||align=center|4,752,757
|-
|align=center|2014||align=center|2,753,153||align=center|2024||align=center|'''4,990,885'''
|-
|align=center|2015||align=center|2,978,281||align=center|2025||
|-
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*On June 13, 1961, an [[Idaho Air National Guard]] [[North American F-86D Sabre|North American F-86L]] crashed shortly after takeoff; the pilot<!-- Lt. Robert P. Sharples, Jr. 1936- 2011 --> ejected, was critically injured, and later recovered. The wreckage damage was limited to several acres of grassland fire.<ref name=pltinj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0tgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-OcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3296%2C4769639 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Pilot injured as jet falls near Boise |date=June 14, 1961 |page=1}}</ref><ref name=pltsfe>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1zNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1ucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6823%2C2882130 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Pilot safe after jet plane crash |date=June 24, 1961 |page=6}}</ref>
*Ten days later on June 23, 1961, another air guard F-86L was lost, this time while preparing to land, about {{convert|4|mi|0|spell=in}} south of the runway. The pilot<!-- Capt. Oscar Pearson --> ejected safely and escaped injury, but the wreckage damaged the mainline tracks of the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] railroad.<ref name=pltsfe/><ref name=igplcr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lINfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2923%2C3505249 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho Guard plane crashes |date=June 24, 1961 |page=1}}</ref>
*On June 19, 1970, a [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman TBM]] (N7026C) was on fire (engine, cockpit) and attempting to return to the airport when it crashed about {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} southeast. A [[United States Naval Aviator|naval aviator]] and [[Vietnam War]] veteran, the pilot bailed out at low altitude, but his parachute failed to deploy, and he was killed.<ref name=frmresrb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EcFeAAAAIBAJ&pg=5962%2C3719598 |work=[[Lewiston Morning Tribune]] |location=Idaho |title=Plane crash kills former resident Robert Bullock |date=June 20, 1970 |page=16 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224331/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EcFeAAAAIBAJ&pg=5962%2C3719598 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=grmtbm>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=2772&key=0 |publisher=NTSB |title=SEA70FXM20: Grumman TBM (N7026C) |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
*On December 28, 1970, a [[British Aerospace 125|de Havilland DH125]] (N36MK) made a [[controlled flight into terrain]] (CFIT) about {{convert|7|mi|0|spell=in}} northeast of the airport, at an [[elevation]] of approximately {{convert|5700|ft|-1}} above [[sea level]]. The corporate jet of [[Morrison Knudsen]] was returning from [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Montana]], where four passengers were dropped off. No&nbsp;passengers were on board at the time of the crash, more than an hour after sunset, which killed both experienced pilots.<ref name=sdcpwf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1pFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4702%2C3771454 |work=[[Spokane Daily Chronicle]] |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Plane wreckage found |date=December 29, 1970 |page=6 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224305/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1pFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4702%2C3771454 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=bbupisvty>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UgFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3040%2C2796426 |work=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Plane wreckage found |date=December 29, 1970 |page=5 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224315/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UgFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3040,2796426 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=plhlcc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zepWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7157%2C5128447 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Power loss held likely crash cause |date=December 30, 1970 |page=7 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224303/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zepWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7157%2C5128447 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=mkcfit>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=58312&key=0 |publisher=NTSB |title=SEA71AS031: DeHavilland DH125 (N36MK) |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
*On August 1, 1974, a [[Douglas A-26 Invader|Douglas B-26B]] (N91354)<!--(41–39468) http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id372.html--> and a [[Beechcraft Musketeer|Beechcraft M24R]] (N2529W) collided on the ground while both were taxiing.<ref name=bch29w>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34949&key=0 |publisher=NTSB |title=SEA75AS006: Beech M24R (N2529W) |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name=dginvdr>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34950&key=0 |publisher=NTSB |title=SEA75AS006: Douglas B-26 (N91354) |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> The pilot of the light plane was killed, crushed under the bomber after the bomber's nose gear collapsed. The B-26 had just arrived from [[Magic Valley Regional Airport|Twin Falls]], over an hour prior to sunset, and was headed for the [[National Interagency Fire Center|Boise Interagency Fire Center]]; badly burned, its pilot was airlifted to [[University of Utah Hospital|Salt Lake City]],<ref name=lmtapsfr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpZfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5926%2C281684 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=1 dies as planes collide at Boise |date=August 2, 1974 |page=1 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224309/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpZfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5926%2C281684 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=oregsurv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0IVQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645%2C237094 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Planes ram; Oregonian survives |date=August 2, 1974 |page=3A |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408032423/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0IVQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645,237094 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=bbappk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S6dYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5567%2C5061744 |work=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Bomber, light plane collide; pilot killed |date=August 2, 1974 |page=8 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224319/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S6dYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5567%2C5061744 |url-status=live }}</ref> but succumbed three days later.<ref name=spdifbu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04VQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5589%2C946493 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Second pilot dies of burns from crash |date=August 5, 1974 |page=4A |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224327/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04VQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5589%2C946493 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=pdabc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpZfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5664%2C1226873 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Pilot dies after Boise collision |date=August 6, 1974 |page=2 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224331/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpZfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5664%2C1226873 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*On November 16, 1991, a [[Cessna 402]]B (N29517) lost power in its starboard engine shortly after take-off from runway 10L, attempted to return, and crashed a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) south of the airport, killing the pilot and his daughter, the only passenger. Bound for [[Pocatello Regional Airport|Pocatello]], the [[air taxi]] cargo flight occurred over four hours prior to sunrise on Saturday.<ref name=fddilpc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FJlfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439%2C393427 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Father, daughter die in light plane crash |date=November 17, 1991 |page=8C |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224355/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FJlfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439%2C393427 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ntsbcessno>{{cite web |url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X18522&AKey=1&RType=Summary&IType=FA |publisher=NTSB |title=SEA92FA019 : Cessna C-402B (N29517) |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408032419/https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X18522&AKey=1&RType=Summary&IType=FA |url-status=live }}</ref>
*On December 9, 1996, a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47A]] (N75142) of [[Emery Worldwide]] crashed on approach to runway 28(L/R), killing the only two crew members on board. The&nbsp;aircraft was on a cargo flight to [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] after sunset when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off from runway 10L and the decision was made to return to&nbsp;Boise.<ref name=ASN091296>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961209-0|title=N75142 Accident description|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102130316/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961209-0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=tdsfpcab>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=esVeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4947%2C2499511 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |title=Two die when freight plane crashes at Boise |date=December 10, 1996 |page=7A |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105211608/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=esVeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4947%2C2499511 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=desnpcr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f_BHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C6596680 |work=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |agency=Associated Press |title=Plane crash in Boise kills pilot, co-pilot |date=December 10, 1996 |page=14A |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224321/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f_BHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C6596680 |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Collapsed hangar KBOI.jpg|alt=Photo of collapsed steel hangar construction|thumb|Collapsed hangar, January 2024]]
*On February 3, 2012, a [[Lancair IV-P]]T turboprop (N321LC) flown by [[Steve Appleton]], CEO of [[Micron Technology]], crashed shortly after take-off from runway 10R, killing the pilot. Attempting an emergency landing, Appleton had aborted an earlier take-off attempt for unknown {{nowrap|reasons;<ref>[http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/03/1979665/micron-ceo-steve-appleton-dies.html Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron, dies in airplane crash at Boise Airport], ''[[Idaho Statesman|IdahoStatesman.com]]'', February 3, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/04/1980571/final-flight-lasted-80-seconds.html Micron CEO Steve Appleton's final flight lasted 80 seconds], ''[[Idaho Statesman]]'', February 4, 2012.</ref>}} the accident was attributed to [[pilot error]].<ref name=bwapcr>{{cite news |url=https://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/pilot-error-to-blame-in-2012-plane-crash-that-killed-micron-ceo-steve-appleton/Content?oid=3300197 |magazine=Boise Weekly |location=Idaho |last=Hagadone |first=Zach |title=Pilot error to blame in 2012 plane crash that killed Micron CEO Steve Appleton |date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143610/https://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/pilot-error-to-blame-in-2012-plane-crash-that-killed-micron-ceo-steve-appleton/Content?oid=3300197 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On January 31, 2024, a steel-framed hangar under construction collapsed<!-- at the airport-->, killing three people and injuring nine others. Owned by Jackson Jet Center, the site is on Wright Street, just west of Rickenbacker Street, overlooking [[Interstate 84 in Idaho|Interstate 84]] and near the end of the takeoff taxiway for runway 10L. As of April 21, 2024 the [[OSHA]] investigation is on-going.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/boise-idaho-building-collapse-2e4c92c1d37afa2525d6524430730957 |work=Associated Press |title=3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse on grounds of Boise, Idaho, airport |date=February 1, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201030456/https://apnews.com/article/boise-idaho-building-collapse-2e4c92c1d37afa2525d6524430730957 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On April 9, 2024, [[Air Canada]] Flight #997 from [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] to [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] declared an in-flight emergency and made an unscheduled landing in Boise. Airport staff deboarded the plane and assisted passengers through [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|U.S. Customs]], according to the city; [[United States Border Patrol|border patrol]] officials were onsite to help assist with proper entry into the United States. The city and the airport have not released what caused the unscheduled landing; no injuries were reported.

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== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iflyboise.com}}
*{{FAA-diagram|00057}}
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*[[Historic American Engineering Record]] (HAER) documentation, filed under Boise, Ada County, ID:
**{{HAER |survey=ID-36-A |id=id0425 |title=Gowen Field, Heating Plant, Magazine Area |photos=7 |data=13 |cap=1 |link=no}}
**{{HAER |survey=ID-36-B |id=id0426 |title=Gowen Field, Ammunition Assembly Building, Magazine Area |photos=6 |data=13 |cap=1 |link=no}}
**{{HAER |survey=ID-36-C |id=id0441 |title=Gowen Field, Recreation Building |photos=7 |data=25 |cap=1 |link=no}}

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