FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 10E (2010) |
| 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: | ACTVT HIRL RY 03/21; PAPI RY 03 & VASI RY 21; REIL RY 21 & MALSR RY 03 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 970-382-6051. |
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 |
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| 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 3/21
| 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 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| 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: | 027 magnetic, 037 true | | 207 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI 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: | GARY SUITER
1000 AIRPORT ROAD BOX 1
DURANGO, CO 81303
Phone 970-382-6069
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF AVIATION |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/day * | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 22% | air taxi | | 8% | commercial | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2012 | |
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 970-759-6983. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Sep-2013
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:53:19 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 06:53:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KDRO | 161024Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM SCT028 00/M02 A3012 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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| TAF |
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KFMN
33nm SW | 160530Z 1606/1706 31009KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 FM160800 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN070 FM161200 12008KT P6SM BKN100 FM161700 29011KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1621/1624 29015G22KT FM170300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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