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词条 Durango–La Plata County Airport
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  1. Facilities

  2. Airlines and destinations

     Passenger  Historical airline service 

  3. Statistics

     Top destinations 

  4. Accidents and incidents

  5. References

  6. External links

{{About|the airport in Durango, Colorado, United States|the airport in Durango, Mexico|General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport}}{{Infobox airport
| name = Durango–La Plata County Airport
| image =
| IATA = DRO
| ICAO = KDRO
| FAA = DRO
| type = Public
| operator = City of Durango & La Plata County
| city-served = Durango, Colorado
| location =
| elevation-f = 6,685
| website = www.FlyDurango.com
| coordinates = {{coord|37|09|05|N|107|45|14|W|region:US-CO|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Colorado#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Colorado / United States
| pushpin_label = DRO
| pushpin_label_position = top
| r1-number = 3/21
| r1-length-f = 9,201
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2011
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 29,020
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 70
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
}}Durango–La Plata County Airport {{airport codes|DRO[2]|KDRO|DRO}} is a city- and county-owned public airport 12 miles southeast of Durango, in La Plata County, Colorado.[1]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3] Federal Aviation Administration records say it had 134,386 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 148,077 in 2009 and 163,611 in 2010.[5]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,281 acres (518 ha) at an elevation of 6,685 feet (2,038 m). Its one runway, 3/21, is 9,201 by 150 feet (2,804 x 46 m) asphalt.[1]

In 2011 the airport had 29,020 aircraft operations, average 79 per day: 69% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 8% airline, and 2% military. 70 aircraft were then based at the airport: 87% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, and 1% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

{{Airport destination list
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Chicago–O’Hare (begins June 8, 2019),[6] Los Angeles
| United Airlines | Denver
Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental (both begin June 8, 2019)[7]
}}

The airport has three boarding gates, five plane stands, a pre-security restaurant and a gift shop. It has free wi-fi internet terminal-wide.

Historical airline service

Several airlines flew mainline jets to Durango. American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80s flew to Dallas/Fort Worth during several winter ski seasons starting in 1994-95; America West Airlines Boeing 737-200s flew to Albuquerque and Phoenix, and the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) flew Boeing 737-200s to Denver, and weekend 737 flights to Dallas/Fort Worth during several winter ski seasons. Frontier had served Durango for years with Convair 580 turboprops with flights to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; the first jets to serve Durango were Frontier 737s in 1977. During the 1990s, Reno Air operated MD-80 jetliners nonstop to Los Angeles International Airport and also to Albuquerque Sunport.[8]

A number of regional and commuter airlines served DRO, mainly to Denver. Aspen Airways flew British Aerospace BAe 146-100 jets and Convair 580 turboprops as an independent airline and later as United Express; Rocky Mountain Airways flying as Continental Express operated ATR-42s, Beechcraft 1900Cs and de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7s; Mesa Airlines operating as United Express flew Beechcraft 1900Cs, de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8s and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias, and GP Express Airlines (Continental Connection) flew Beechcraft 1900Cs. Trans-Colorado Airlines served Durango as Continental Express with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners.[9]

All flights now are regional jets. American Eagle, flying for American Airlines, has nonstops to Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix on Canadair CRJ-900. United Express flights nonstop to Denver are flown on Canadair CRJ-200, Canadair CRJ-700, Embraer ERJ-145, and Embraer 175 aircraft.

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from DRO (Jan 2018 – Dec 2018)[10]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Denver, Colorado 98,480 United
2 Dallas, Texas 55,540 American
3 Phoenix, Arizona 34,410 American
4 Los Angeles, California 1,000 American

Accidents and incidents

  • On January 19, 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashed while on approach to Durango-La Plata Airport. 9 of the 17 passengers and crew on board are killed in the accident.[11]

References

1. ^{{FAA-airport|ID=DRO|use=PU|own=PU|site=02586.1*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
2. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = IATA Airport Code Search (DRO: Durango / La Plata) | publisher = International Air Transport Association | accessdate = June 22, 2013 }}
3. ^ {{cite web |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A |format=PDF, 2.03 MB |work=faa.gov |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |date=October 4, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |archivedate=2012-09-27 |df= }}
4. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf | title = Enplanements for CY 2008 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB | work = faa.gov | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = December 18, 2009 }}
5. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf | title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB | work = faa.gov | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2011 }}
6. ^http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2018/Summertime-and-the-Travel-Is-Easy-American-Airlines-Introduces-18-New-Routes-and-Adds-Seats-to-Paris-And-Madrid/default.aspx
7. ^https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/12/19/united-airlines-chicago-houston-los-angeles-washington-summer-flights/2361693002/
8. ^http://www.routemapsonline.com
9. ^departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American editions: April 1, 1974; Nov. 15, 1979; April 1, 1981; July 1, 1983; Dec. 15, 1989; Oct. 1, 1991
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=DRO&carrier=FACTS|title=RITA - BTS - Transtats|publisher=}}
11. ^Plane Crash Kills Eight in Colo.; Survivors Hike Out

External links

  • Airport page at City of Durango website
  • Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) at Colorado DOT airport directory
  • Aerial image as of September 1993 from USGS The National Map
  • {{FAA-procedures|DRO}}
{{US-airport-ga|DRO}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Durango-La Plata County Airport}}

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