Telluride Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Telluride Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Telluride, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,070 ft / 2,767 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′14″N 107°54′31″W / 37.95389°N 107.90861°WCoordinates: 37°57′14″N 107°54′31″W / 37.95389°N 107.90861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | tellurideairport.com | ||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 26,709 |
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| Based aircraft | 42 |
Telluride Regional Airport (IATA: TEX, ICAO: KTEX, FAA LID: TEX) is a public airport six miles west of Telluride, in San Miguel County, Colorado. It is owned by the Telluride Regional Airport Authority. At an elevation of 9,078 feet (2767 m) above sea level, it once again became the highest commercial airport in North America with scheduled passenger flights when Great Lakes Airlines resumed scheduled passenger service in December 2016; the airline had previously left the airport in 2014.
Telluride Regional Airport covers 542 acres (219 ha) and has one runway, 9/27, 6,911 by 100 feet (2,106 by 30 m). The runway is on a plateau and still dips slightly in the center, although the dip was more pronounced prior to a renovation in 2009. It can be a challenging but beautiful approach for pilots. In the past during winter months, about 20% of the scheduled commuter airline flights were diverting to other airports because of abruptly adverse landing conditions. This is not unusual since other mountain airports like Sun Valley have similar statistics. When flying to the Telluride Regional Airport, pilots must be aware of unique issues impacting the airfield including high terrain exceeding 14,000 feet (4,300 m), as well as the airport's location on a plateau with a thousand-foot (300 m) drop to the San Miguel River below.
In the year ending April 30, 2007 the airport had 26,709 aircraft operations, average 73 per day: 53% air taxi, 35% general aviation and 12% scheduled commercial. 42 aircraft were then based at this airport: 60% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 7% jet, 2% helicopter and 10% glider.
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