Alpine Air Express5A80% on time
Flights 5A2602 varies Tu We Th Fr · 5A1602 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr
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Direct flights from Kalispell (FCA) to Billings (BIL): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 514 km, an estimated 1 hour 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kalispell and Billings. Updated 12 September 2026 at 04:03 UTC.
FCA
Kalispell
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BIL
Billings
smooth · +0
514 km · ~1h 10m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
67% on time
of the last 6 operated FCA → BIL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+5 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~1h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes09-11CNS1212arrived+20
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Kalispell to Billings route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FCA to BIL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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FCA to BIL questions
Is FCA–BIL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from FCA to BIL?
Great-circle distance is 514 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does FCA–BIL fly?
Alpine Air Express runs the route with about 9 flights a week (mon–fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at FCA and arrival-side delay at BIL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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