Car hire Great Falls International Airport

Montana's third-most populated city lies only three miles northeast of Great Falls International Airport with car hire in Great Falls Airport. In 2010, more than 159,000 passengers boarded at least one of this airport's direct flights to seven American cities, making it Montana's fifth busiest airport. This airport is also a Montana Air National Guard base.

Great Falls Airport facilities

Passengers may not only compare car hire from Alamo, Dollar, Avis or Hertz at the airport, but they can investigate deals at off-site Thrifty, Budget and Enterprise offices. An airfield viewing area stands next to the gift shop, which sells beverages, light meals and Montana-made souvenirs. A large restaurant is open seven days per week, while groups of up to 225 people can enjoy the panoramic view from the Top O' the Falls banquet room.

Great Falls Airport excursions

Much of Montana's most breathtaking wilderness surrounds Great Falls, which was named after its five nearby cascading waterfalls. The Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center faces the Missouri River atop a scenic bluff and a prehistoric buffalo jump is the First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park's main attraction. The beautiful Highwood Mountains are 40 miles from Great Falls, while the historic Fort Benton remains intact at 45 minutes' drive north of the city.

Best time to visit

Great Falls stands in Montana's geographic centre, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains on the Great Plains. Thunderstorms form much of the precipitation which falls on this semi-arid city, but warm Chinook winds provide frequent relief from the long, snowy and cold Great Falls winters. Summer night temperatures are often far cooler than the hot and dry daytime temperatures of this season.

Car rental in Great Falls Airport

Car rental in Great Falls Airport is the best way to travel across this vast state, especially outside Great Falls city limits, where buses do not travel. Great Falls lies east of Interstate 15, 153 miles north of Butte, 89 miles north of Helena and 100 miles from the Canadian border. The region's most scenic routes are the 400-mile Montana Scenic Loop, the Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway and the King's Hill Scenic Byway.