Durango - La Plata County Airport

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Welcome to the Durango - La Plata County Airport

The Durango-La Plata County Airport is the premier airport in the Colorado four corners area. We have daily service with Frontier Airlines, United Express, and US Airways.

We are the fastest way to reach the best southwest Colorado has to offer:

 

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Current News

News Release: Airport Seeks Bids for Terminal Restaurant

Airport Seeks Bids for Terminal Restaurant

Greet the Fort Lewis College Mens NCAA Division II Soccer Champions at the Durango Airport

Sunday, December 6

2 p.m. Greet the Soccer Team at the Durango Airport – Durango Airport, Charter Flight Area

South Ramp Construction Update 9-22-09

The south general aviation area is scheduled to begin paving today (9/22/09). The paving will begin on the west side first thus allowing hanger owners and tenants access as soon as possible Hangar owners and tenants should have access to the hangers on Friday (9/25/09).  

If the construction schedule changes updates will be available on flydurango.com. 

Runway 03/21 Now Open to Full Length

The Durango-La Plata County Airport has completed construction on the runway. Runway 03/21 is now open the full length of 9,200 feet.

Crews will continue to work on the taxiway, and the taxiway is scheduled to be complete October 31. As construction is completed on the taxiway crews will begin to open up taxiway connector A7, A8, and A9.
 
Pilots are highly encouraged to check for NOTAM to be informed of any changes.

Runway Construction Update 8/25/2009

Weather and equipment breakdowns have forced the contractor to delay the planned 8/25 runway opening until at least Thursday evening.  The delays have been the result of some inclement weather and equipment breakdowns.  The current runway length is 5,600’ and will be extended to 7,600’ as soon as runway paving is complete.  The delay may result in the cancellation of some flights that are unable to land on the shorter runway.  Please check your airline for additional information.  We sincerely apologize for th

South Ramp Construction Update 8-21-09

We have finally completed the rehabilitation of the north portion of the general aviation apron.  We are now beginning the reconstruction of the south apron from Gate B south.  Milling of the old asphalt will begin on Sunday 8/23 and be completed on Tuesday 8/25.  If you have an aircraft in any hangar south of Gate B, aircraft access from the hangar area will not

Durango Airport Traffic Grows Significantly in First Quarter

Passenger traffic continued its strong growth during the first quarter of 2009 at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, increasing 18.5% during the first three months of 2009. 11,174 passengers boarded commercial aircraft during March, a 35% increase from March of 2008. This follows a record breaking year in 2008 when 136,665 passengers enplaned in Durango, an increase of 18.1% from 2007, the previous record.