Northern Colorado Regional Airport |
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A view of the apron.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Fort Collins & Loveland | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Fort Collins / Loveland, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,016 ft / 1,529 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°27′07″N 105°00′41″W / 40.45194°N 105.01139°WCoordinates: 40°27′07″N 105°00′41″W / 40.45194°N 105.01139°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.flynoco.com | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Colorado | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 107,360 |
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Based aircraft | 237 |
Northern Colorado Regional Airport (IATA: FNL, ICAO: KFNL, FAA LID: FNL) is a public use airport located nine nautical miles (10 mi, 17 km) southeast of the central business district of Fort Collins and northeast of Loveland, both cities in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation; scheduled passenger jet service operated by Allegiant Air nonstop to Las Vegas was discontinued in October 2012. The airport supports commercial flights non-stop to Chicago Rockford International Airport by Elite Airways.
The airport is situated west of Interstate 25 and Denver is located about 55 miles (89 km) south. It is most notable for serving the tourist areas of northern Colorado, such as the Rocky Mountain National Park, which is situated directly west of the airport. FNL primarily serves the Fort Collins–Loveland Metropolitan area located in Larimer County. The population for the metropolitan area is approximately 300,000.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 31,094 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 31,079 enplanements in 2009, and 35,671 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.