FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DRO |
| Lat/Long: | 37-09-05.4600N / 107-45-13.5690W 37-09.091000N / 107-45.226150W 37.1515167 / -107.7537692 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6685 ft. / 2037.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1995) |
| From city: | 10 miles SE of DURANGO, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81301 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR SUN-FRI 0600-2200, NOV-MAR SAT 0600-2100, APR-OCT 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE HIRL 02/20; VASI RWY 02 & 20; REIL RWY 20 & MALSR RWY 02 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 970-247-8143. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.625 (970-259-3579) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 118.575/348.7 (DURANGO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DRO at field | | DURANGO VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 14E |
| RSKr020/29.3 | | RATTLESNAKE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 9201 x 150 ft. / 2804 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 95.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-08.488800N | | 37-09.693150N |
| Longitude: | 107-45.800800W | | 107-44.651350W |
| Elevation: | 6615.5 ft. | | 6685.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 037 true | | 205 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DURANGO CITY LA PLATA CO 1000 AIRPORT ROAD BOX 1 DURANGO, CO 81303 Phone 970-382-6069 |
| Manager: | RON DENT 1000 AIRPORT ROAD BOX 1 DURANGO, CO 81303 Phone 970-382-6069 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 63 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 127/day * | | 45% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 19% | commercial | | 7% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL PRVDD AT NGT BETWEEN LAST SCHEDULED ACR FLIGHT UNTIL THE FIRST ACR FLIGHT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. |
| - | FOR AFTER HRS SVS CALL 970-259-7400 OR 970-749-6186. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 02 | |
download (319KB) |
| GPS RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 02 | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMN - Four Corners Regional Airport (34 nm SW)
KPSO - Stevens Field Airport (34 nm E)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (43 nm W)
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (49 nm N)
KAIB - Hopkins Field Airport (76 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 02:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 07:33:32 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 06-Jul-2008 01:33:32 |
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| METAR |
| KDRO | 060653Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01780072 403220150
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| TAF |
KFMN 33nm SW | 060538Z 060606 VRB06KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM1000 09008KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200 FM1900 26010KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM2100 26010G20KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB SCT150 FM0400 VRB06KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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