Enhancing Safety, Minimizing Impacts

When the Missoula Montana Airport (MSO) planned critical infrastructure improvements, the challenge was balancing efficiency, safety, and minimizing disruption to passengers, carriers, and the community. The solution came in the form of a multi-phase package of upgrades to the runway, taxiways, and a variety of airside infrastructure improvements. The bulk of the construction occurred within an ambitious, 127-hour full runway closure—a tightly orchestrated window in which MSO staff, Morrison-Maierle, Schellinger Construction, and a large project team completed significant upgrades working around the clock to meet the deadline.