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KDRO Durango-La Plata County Airport
Durango, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
ACTVT HIRL RY 03/21; VASI RY 03 & 21; REIL RY 21 & MALSR RY 03 - CTAF.
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 fieldDURANGO VOR/DME108.2014E
RSKr020/29.3RATTLESNAKE VORTAC115.3014E

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 37-08.488800N37-09.693150N
Longitude: 107-45.800800W107-44.651350W
Elevation: 6615.5 ft.6685.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 027 magnetic, 037 true207 magnetic, 217 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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
    
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 May 2009

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03   download (313KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (257KB)
VOR/DME RWY 03   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (53KB)

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 of KDRO (Durango-La Plata County Airport)
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From to KDRO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1813:18
Sunrise06:4613:46
Sunset17:0400:04
Evening civil twilight17:3200:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 10:32:46
Local (UTC-7)  10-Nov-2009 03:32:46
 
METAR
KDRO 100953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP262 T10111056 FZRANO
TAF
KFMN 
33nm SW 
100520Z 1006/1106 06005KT P6SM BKN200 FM101500 12010KT P6SM BKN200 FM110000 09005KT P6SM SCT200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Avflight Durango
970-259-7400
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Rental cars, ...

More info about Avflight Durango
100LL Jet A
FS $5.06 $5.56 
 Updated 23-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Durango-La Plata County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Durango-La Plata County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KDRO have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN DURANGO INN SUITE 11.4 135-199
RAMADA LIMITED DURANGO 12.0 125-149
DOUBLETREE HOTEL DURANGO 10.9 189-219
JARVIS SUITE HOTEL 11.0 80-139
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES DURANGO 11.4 80-105
BEST WESTERN RIO GRANDE INN 10.7 169-209
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Durango-La Plata County Airport

1 in Ignacio
21 in Durango
 

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Other Pages about Durango-La Plata County Airport

www.durangoairport.com
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