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{{Infobox airport
| name = Eagle County Regional Airport
| name = Eagle County Regional Airport
| image = Eagle County Regional Airport Logo.png
| image = Eagle County Regional Airport Logo.png
| image2 = Eagle County Airport terminal.jpg
| image2 = Eagle County Airport terminal.jpg
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| FAA = EGE
| FAA = EGE
| IATA = EGE
| IATA = EGE
| ICAO = KEGE
| ICAO = KEGE
| pushpin_map = Colorado#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Colorado
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Colorado
| pushpin_label = '''EGE'''
| pushpin_label = '''EGE'''
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| image_map = KEGE FAA Airport Diagram.svg
| image_map = KEGE FAA Airport Diagram.svg
| image_map_caption = FAA Airport diagram
| image_map_caption = FAA Airport diagram
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = [[Eagle County, Colorado|Eagle County]]
| owner = [[Eagle County, Colorado|Eagle County]]
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]] and [[Eagle, Colorado]]
| city-served = [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]] and [[Eagle County, Colorado]]
| location = Gypsum, Colorado
| location = Gypsum, Colorado
| elevation-f = 6,547
| elevation-f = 6,547
| coordinates = {{coord|39|38|33|N|106|55|04|W|type:airport_region:US-CO|display=title,inline}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39|38|33|N|106|55|04|W|type:airport_region:US-CO|display=title,inline}}
| website = {{URL|www.flyvail.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.flyvail.com}}
| r1-number = 7/25
| r1-number = 7/25
| r1-length-f = 9,000
| r1-length-f = 9,000
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat1-header = Total Passengers Served {{nobreak|(12 months ending July 2018)}}
| stat1-header = Total Passengers Served {{nobreak|(12 months ending July 2018)}}
| stat1-data = 341,000
| stat1-data = 341,000
| stat2-header = Aircraft operations (2017)
| stat2-header = Aircraft operations (2017)
| stat2-data = 41,900
| stat2-data = 41,900
| stat3-header = Based Aircraft (2018)
| stat3-header = Based Aircraft (2018)
| stat3-data = 89
| stat3-data = 89
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]],<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=EGE|use=PU|own=PU|site=27013.1*A}}, effective November 8, 2018.</ref> Official site<ref>[http://www.eaglecounty.us/Airport/About_the_Airport/Statistics/], official site</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]],<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=EGE|use=PU|own=PU|site=27013.1*A}}, effective November 8, 2018.</ref> Official site<ref>[http://www.eaglecounty.us/Airport/About_the_Airport/Statistics/], official site</ref>
}}
}}


'''Eagle County Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|EGE|KEGE|EGE}} ('''Vail/Eagle Airport''' or the Eagle Vail Airport) is four miles (6&nbsp;km) west of [[Eagle, Colorado|Eagle]], [[Colorado]]. The airport serves its namesake [[Eagle County]], which includes visitors to the nearby [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]] and [[Beaver Creek, Colorado|Beaver Creek]] ski resorts. It covers {{convert|632|acre|ha|0}} and has one [[runway]].<ref name="FAA" /> The [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] rated Eagle County Regional Airport as #8 on its list of Most Extreme Airports in July 2010 due to the elevation, weather variability, an approach through mountainous terrain and challenging departure procedures. In 2008&ndash;2009, the Airport completed a runway repaving and extension project, increasing the runway length to 9,000 feet.
'''Eagle County Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|EGE|KEGE|EGE}} ('''Vail/Eagle Airport''' or the Eagle Vail Airport) that is located in Gypsum, Colorado (Approximately 4 miles from [[Eagle, Colorado|Eagle]] and 37 miles from [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]].) The airport serves its namesake [[Eagle County]] as well as some of the surrounding counties. It covers {{convert|632|acre|ha|0}} and has one [[runway]].<ref name="FAA" /> The [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] rated Eagle County Regional Airport as #8 on its list of Most Extreme Airports in July 2010 due to the elevation, weather variability, an approach through mountainous terrain and challenging departure procedures. In 2008&ndash;2009, the airport completed a runway repaving and extension project, increasing the runway length to 9,000 feet.

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The Airport is largely seasonal, with the greatest number of scheduled flights operating during the winter months. During the ski season, EGE is the second busiest airport in Colorado after [[Denver International Airport]]. Eagle serves as a great alternative to Denver for skiers at major resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Breckenridge. Due to the abundance of flights into EGE and the ability to accept larger aircraft than [[Aspen–Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]], during the ski season, a number of passengers fly to EGE rather than trying to fly to Aspen. Operations to the airport during the summer months have become popular with tourists, with [[United Airlines]] and [[American Airlines]] offering service nearly year round.

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The airport is popular with private aircraft operators and has one of the top rated fixed-base operators in the country, the Vail Valley Jet Center<ref><http://vvjc.com/pilots/general-aviation]</ref>. Due to the variety of private and commercial aircraft, [[CNN]] rated EGE as one of the world's top places to spot aircraft.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} Private jet charter operators include [[Clay Lacy Aviation]]<ref>https://www.claylacy.com/contact-us/locations/eagle-county-regional-airport-kege]</ref>, Charter Flight Group<ref>https://charterflightgroup.com/destination_city/aircraft-charter-to-vail-colorado/]</ref>, Jet Partners<ref>https://jetpartners.aero/airport/eagle-ege/</ref>, and Stratos Jet Charters <ref>https://www.stratosjets.com/jet-charter-flights/vail-colorado/</ref>.


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The airport is largely seasonal, with the greatest number of scheduled flights operating during the winter months. During the ski season, EGE is the second busiest airport in Colorado after [[Denver International Airport]] mostly due to its proximity to [[Vail Ski Resort|Vail]] and [[Beaver Creek Resort|Beaver Creek]] ski resorts. As well, some passengers prefer to fly into EGE rather then Aspen since Eagle has lower minimums allowing a better potential to land in bad weather. Despite being regularly advertised as Vail Airport both by airlines and other entities, it is a 45 minute drive to Vail. Operations to the airport during the summer months have become popular with tourists, with [[United Airlines]] and [[American Airlines]] offering service nearly year round.


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The airport is popular with private aircraft operators and has one of the top rated fixed-base operators in the country, the Vail Valley Jet Center<ref><http://vvjc.com/pilots/general-aviation]</ref>. Private jet charter operators include [[Clay Lacy Aviation]]<ref>https://www.claylacy.com/contact-us/locations/eagle-county-regional-airport-kege]</ref>, Charter Flight Group<ref>https://charterflightgroup.com/destination_city/aircraft-charter-to-vail-colorado/]</ref>, Jet Partners<ref>https://jetpartners.aero/airport/eagle-ege/</ref>, and Stratos Jet Charters <ref>https://www.stratosjets.com/jet-charter-flights/vail-colorado/</ref>.
==Terminal and facilities==
==Terminal and facilities==
EGE's terminal has a single concourse with five gates, built in 1996 and remodeled in 2001, 2007, and 2019. There are four [[Transportation Security Administration|TSA]] screening lanes, a pre-security concession/gift shop, and three luggage carousels, in addition to a special ski/snowboard slide. In 2012, a new inline [[baggage handling system]] was constructed in time for the 2012/13 ski season. Beyond the security checkpoint, there is a restaurant, coffee shop, gift shop, and bar. The Airport also offers free wifi in the terminal. The Airport has customs facilities for private aircraft located at the Vail Valley Jet Center.
EGE's terminal has a single concourse with five gates, built in 1996 and remodeled in 2001, 2007, and 2019. There are four [[Transportation Security Administration|TSA]] screening lanes, a pre-security concession/gift shop, and three luggage carousels, in addition to a special ski/snowboard slide. In 2012, a new inline [[baggage handling system]] was constructed in time for the 2012/13 ski season. Beyond the security checkpoint, there is a restaurant, coffee shop, gift shop, and bar. The Airport also offers free wifi in the terminal. The Airport has customs facilities for private aircraft located at the Vail Valley Jet Center.
[[File:Eagle County Regional Airport Terminal.jpg|thumb|282x282px|New Terminal Building]]
[[File:Eagle County Regional Airport Terminal.jpg|thumb|282x282px|New Terminal Building]]
The facility is currently in the midst of a terminal expansion project. On July 1, 2019, the first phase of this project opened, with access to the new terminal featuring five gates with [[jet bridge]]s, a reconfigured TSA screening area, enhanced concessions, and other new aviation technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eagle County breaks ground on $33 million airport terminal expansion project |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle-county-breaks-ground-on-airport-terminal-expansion/}}</ref><ref>https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-eagle-county-regional-airport-travelers-drawing-wows-from-travelers/</ref> The final two ground-loading gates will open in November 2019.
The facility is currently in the midst of a terminal expansion project. On July 1, 2019, the first phase of this project opened, with access to the new terminal featuring five gates with [[jet bridge]]s, enhanced concessions, and other new aviation technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eagle County breaks ground on $33 million airport terminal expansion project |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle-county-breaks-ground-on-airport-terminal-expansion/}}</ref><ref>https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-eagle-county-regional-airport-travelers-drawing-wows-from-travelers/</ref> The final two ground-loading gates should open in time for the 2019/2020 Winter season. As of November 2019, the new TSA checkpoint is still under construction.


==Operations==
==Operations==
The Eagle County [[Sheriff]] provides [[airport security]] response. The Airport has its own [[ARFF]] department with three fire trucks, including two state of the art [[Oshkosh Striker]] trucks. The Airport has a full complement of snow plows, snow blowers, and powered brooms for snow removal operations, along with a complete runway friction measuring system. The tower is staffed by SERCO contract air traffic controllers.
The Eagle County [[Sheriff]] provides [[airport security]] response. The Airport has its own [[ARFF]] department with three fire trucks, including two state of the art [[Oshkosh Striker]] trucks. The Airport has a full complement of snow plows, snow blowers, and powered brooms for snow removal operations, along with a complete runway friction measuring system. The tower is staffed by SERCO contract air traffic controllers. The airport is currently building a dedicated de-icing pad so planes do not have to be de-iced on the commercial ramp blocking gates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=23836|title=Press Release – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $8.2 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Four Airports in Colorado|website=www.faa.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>


==Aircraft procedures==
==Aircraft procedures==
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[[United Airlines|United]] offers year-round service to [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] on [[United Express]] operated by [[SkyWest Airlines|Skywest Airlines]]. A daily nonstop is also available to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]] in the summer and winter months. [[American Airlines|American]] offers near year-round service to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], operating as [[American Airlines]] or [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] in every season except fall. In the winter, [[American Airlines|American]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], and [[United Airlines]] offer service to 11 additional destinations across the United States including daily flights to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], select Saturday flights to [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]] and [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], and select holiday flights to [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix]] and [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]. Of the regional ski resort airports—excluding Denver and Salt Lake City—Eagle County Regional Airport has the second most regular flights during the winter, behind Aspen, CO, and ahead of Jackson Hole, WY.
[[United Airlines|United]] offers year-round service to [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] on [[United Express]] operated by [[SkyWest Airlines|Skywest Airlines]]. A daily nonstop is also available to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]] in the summer and winter months. [[American Airlines|American]] offers near year-round service to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], operating as [[American Airlines]] or [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] in every season except fall. In the winter, [[American Airlines|American]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], and [[United Airlines]] offer service to 11 additional destinations across the United States including daily flights to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], select Saturday flights to [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]] and [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], and select holiday flights to [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix]] and [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]. Of the regional ski resort airports—excluding Denver and Salt Lake City—Eagle County Regional Airport has the second most regular flights during the winter, behind Aspen, CO, and ahead of Jackson Hole, WY.


During the winter months, airlines fly a variety of aircraft including the [[Boeing 757]], [[Airbus A319]], [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737]], and either the [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer E175]] or [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|Bombardier CRJ-700]] for shorter flights.
During the winter months, airlines mostly operate larger sized jets to accommodate the increased passenger traffic that comes with ski season. [[American Airlines|American]] flies the [[Boeing 757]] to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] (on select frequencies), [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], and [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]; [[United Airlines|United]] and [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] fly that same aircraft to [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]] and [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] respectively. United uses the [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer ERJ-175]] for all regional jet service to the airport while American and Delta opt for the [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|Bombardier CRJ-700]].


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[American Airlines]] | [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/25/aa-lax-jun16/ |title=American Airlines Expands Los Angeles Domestic Routes from June 2016 :: Routesonline |publisher=Airlineroute.net |date= |accessdate=2018-11-16}}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279479/american-adds-seasonal-new-york-laguardia-vaileagle-service-in-w18/ |title=American adds seasonal New York LaGuardia – Vail/Eagle service in W18 |publisher=Routesonline |date= |accessdate=2018-11-16}}</ref> [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]] (begins December 21, 2019)<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winter-coming-again-american-airlines-133000831.html</ref>
| [[American Airlines]] |<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/25/aa-lax-jun16/ |title=American Airlines Expands Los Angeles Domestic Routes from June 2016 :: Routesonline |publisher=Airlineroute.net |date= |accessdate=2018-11-16}}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279479/american-adds-seasonal-new-york-laguardia-vaileagle-service-in-w18/ |title=American adds seasonal New York LaGuardia – Vail/Eagle service in W18 |publisher=Routesonline |date= |accessdate=2018-11-16}}</ref> [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]] (begins December 21, 2019)<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winter-coming-again-american-airlines-133000831.html</ref>
| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] (begins April 7, 2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vailvalleypartnership.com/2019/10/american-airlines-to-offer-spring-service-between-dfw-and-ege/ |title=American Airlines to offer spring service between DFW and EGE |publisher=Vail Valley Partnership |date= |accessdate=2019-11-11}}</ref> [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] (begins April 7, 2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vailvalleypartnership.com/2019/10/american-airlines-to-offer-spring-service-between-dfw-and-ege/ |title=American Airlines to offer spring service between DFW and EGE |publisher=Vail Valley Partnership |date= |accessdate=2019-11-11}}</ref> [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
| [[Delta Air Lines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]
| [[Delta Air Lines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]
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Prior to the advent of mainline jet service to EGE, during the mid and late 1970s only one airline operated scheduled daily passenger service into the airport: [[Rocky Mountain Airways]], which flew small [[STOL]] capable [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprops followed by larger, 50 passenger seat [[STOL]] capable [[de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7]] turboprops with nonstop flights from Denver [[Stapleton Airport]] (DEN) as well as from Aspen (ASE).<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 & Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Vail flight schedules</ref> During the early and mid 1980s, Rocky Mountain Airways was operating all of its nonstop flights from the airport to Denver with the larger Dash 7 turboprop.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1983 & Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Denver flight schedules</ref> According to the April 1, 1987 [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG), three airlines were serving the airport at that time: Rocky Mountain Airways operating as [[Continental Express]] on behalf of [[Continental Airlines]] via a [[code sharing]] agreement with Dash 7 flights from Denver, Royal West Airlines operating weekend service on Saturdays nonstop from Los Angeles ([[LAX]]) with [[British Aerospace]] [[BAe 146]] jets with these flights providing one stop, same plane service from Las Vegas (LAS), and commuter air carrier Monarch Airlines operating Twin Otter service from Aspen, Crested Butte, Grand Junction and Telluride.<ref>April 1, 1987 Official Airline Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle flight schedules</ref>
Prior to the advent of mainline jet service to EGE, during the mid and late 1970s only one airline operated scheduled daily passenger service into the airport: [[Rocky Mountain Airways]], which flew small [[STOL]] capable [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprops followed by larger, 50 passenger seat [[STOL]] capable [[de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7]] turboprops with nonstop flights from Denver [[Stapleton Airport]] (DEN) as well as from Aspen (ASE).<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 & Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Vail flight schedules</ref> During the early and mid 1980s, Rocky Mountain Airways was operating all of its nonstop flights from the airport to Denver with the larger Dash 7 turboprop.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1983 & Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Denver flight schedules</ref> According to the April 1, 1987 [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG), three airlines were serving the airport at that time: Rocky Mountain Airways operating as [[Continental Express]] on behalf of [[Continental Airlines]] via a [[code sharing]] agreement with Dash 7 flights from Denver, Royal West Airlines operating weekend service on Saturdays nonstop from Los Angeles ([[LAX]]) with [[British Aerospace]] [[BAe 146]] jets with these flights providing one stop, same plane service from Las Vegas (LAS), and commuter air carrier Monarch Airlines operating Twin Otter service from Aspen, Crested Butte, Grand Junction and Telluride.<ref>April 1, 1987 Official Airline Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle flight schedules</ref>


Also according to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG), the airport was receiving mainline jet service by early 1994 with [[American Airlines]] operating [[Boeing 757-200]] flights nonstop from Chicago [[O'Hare Airport]] (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Miami (MIA), and New York [[La Guardia Airport]] (LGA), [[Delta Air Lines]] operating nonstop [[Boeing 727-200]] service from Salt Lake City (SLC), [[Northwest Airlines]] operating nonstop Boeing 757-200 flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) as well as direct, one stop 757 service from both Boston (BOS) and New York La Guardia Airport (LGA), and [[United Airlines]] operating nonstop [[Boeing 737-300]] flights from Denver (DEN) as well as direct, one stop 737 service from Houston [[Intercontinental Airport]] (IAH).<ref>Feb. 1994 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle (EGE) flight schedules</ref> The OAG lists a combined total of 36 jet flights a week being operated by these four airlines into the airport during the winter ski season early in 1994.
Also according to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG), the airport was receiving mainline jet service by early 1994 with [[American Airlines]] operating [[Boeing 757-200]] flights nonstop from Chicago [[O'Hare Airport]] (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Miami (MIA), and New York [[La Guardia Airport]] (LGA), [[Delta Air Lines]] operating nonstop [[Boeing 727-200]] service from Salt Lake City (SLC), [[Northwest Airlines]] operating nonstop Boeing 757-200 flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) as well as direct, one stop 757 service from both Boston (BOS) and New York La Guardia Airport (LGA), and [[United Airlines]] operating nonstop [[Boeing 737-300]] flights from Denver (DEN) as well as direct, one stop 737 service from Houston [[Intercontinental Airport]] (IAH).<ref>Feb. 1994 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle (EGE) flight schedules</ref> The OAG lists a combined total of 36 jet flights a week being operated by these four airlines into the airport during the winter ski season early in 1994. [[Air Canada]] started flying an Airbus A319 non-stop to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson]] in 2013 by pre-clearing passengers in Toronto since the airport does not have custom facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eaglecounty.us/Airport/News/Air_Canada_announces_non-stop_winter_flight_between_Toronto_and_EGE/|title=Airport - Air Canada announces non-stop winter flight between Toronto and EGE - Eagle County|website=www.eaglecounty.us|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> Air Canada dropped the route after the 2017/2018 Winter season due to relocating its A319's to other U.S. destinations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/vail-valley-winter-air-service-includes-more-flights-from-several-cities/|title=Vail Valley winter air service includes more flights from several cities|last=Miller|first=Scott|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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Revision as of 06:55, 2 December 2019

"EGE" redirects here. For the French academic institution, see Economic Warfare School. For otheruses, see Ege.
Eagle County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerEagle County
ServesVail and Eagle County, Colorado
LocationGypsum, Colorado
Elevation AMSL6,547 ft / 1,996 m
Coordinates39°38′33″N 106°55′04″W / 39.64250°N 106.91778°W / 39.64250; -106.91778
Websitewww.flyvail.com
Maps
FAA Airport diagram
FAA Airport diagram
EGE is located in Colorado
EGE
EGE
Location of airport in Colorado
EGE is located in the United States
EGE
EGE
EGE (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
Statistics
Total Passengers Served (12 months ending July 2018)341,000
Aircraft operations (2017)41,900
Based Aircraft (2018)89

Eagle County Regional Airport (IATA: EGE, ICAO: KEGE, FAA LID: EGE) (Vail/Eagle Airport or the Eagle Vail Airport) that is located in Gypsum, Colorado (Approximately 4 miles from Eagle and 37 miles from Vail.) The airport serves its namesake Eagle County as well as some of the surrounding counties. It covers 632 acres (256 ha) and has one runway.[1] The History Channel rated Eagle County Regional Airport as #8 on its list of Most Extreme Airports in July 2010 due to the elevation, weather variability, an approach through mountainous terrain and challenging departure procedures. In 2008–2009, the airport completed a runway repaving and extension project, increasing the runway length to 9,000 feet.

The airport is largely seasonal, with the greatest number of scheduled flights operating during the winter months. During the ski season, EGE is the second busiest airport in Colorado after Denver International Airport mostly due to its proximity to Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts. As well, some passengers prefer to fly into EGE rather then Aspen since Eagle has lower minimums allowing a better potential to land in bad weather. Despite being regularly advertised as Vail Airport both by airlines and other entities, it is a 45 minute drive to Vail. Operations to the airport during the summer months have become popular with tourists, with United Airlines and American Airlines offering service nearly year round.

The airport is popular with private aircraft operators and has one of the top rated fixed-base operators in the country, the Vail Valley Jet Center[3]. Private jet charter operators include Clay Lacy Aviation[4], Charter Flight Group[5], Jet Partners[6], and Stratos Jet Charters [7].

Terminal and facilities

EGE's terminal has a single concourse with five gates, built in 1996 and remodeled in 2001, 2007, and 2019. There are four TSA screening lanes, a pre-security concession/gift shop, and three luggage carousels, in addition to a special ski/snowboard slide. In 2012, a new inline baggage handling system was constructed in time for the 2012/13 ski season. Beyond the security checkpoint, there is a restaurant, coffee shop, gift shop, and bar. The Airport also offers free wifi in the terminal. The Airport has customs facilities for private aircraft located at the Vail Valley Jet Center.

New Terminal Building

The facility is currently in the midst of a terminal expansion project. On July 1, 2019, the first phase of this project opened, with access to the new terminal featuring five gates with jet bridges, enhanced concessions, and other new aviation technology.[8][9] The final two ground-loading gates should open in time for the 2019/2020 Winter season. As of November 2019, the new TSA checkpoint is still under construction.

Operations

The Eagle County Sheriff provides airport security response. The Airport has its own ARFF department with three fire trucks, including two state of the art Oshkosh Striker trucks. The Airport has a full complement of snow plows, snow blowers, and powered brooms for snow removal operations, along with a complete runway friction measuring system. The tower is staffed by SERCO contract air traffic controllers. The airport is currently building a dedicated de-icing pad so planes do not have to be de-iced on the commercial ramp blocking gates.[10]

Aircraft procedures

While there is no standard published ILS approach at the Airport, there is a special ILS approach, mostly used by the airlines, which requires permission and training from the FSDO. General aviation aircraft, for the most part, arrive using a LDA approach, DME, or by operating under VFR. The Airport also has an on-site Beacon Interrogator (BI-6) Radar facility. All IFR clearances are given by the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).

Airport operations

United offers year-round service to Denver on United Express operated by Skywest Airlines. A daily nonstop is also available to Chicago–O'Hare in the summer and winter months. American offers near year-round service to Dallas/Fort Worth, operating as American Airlines or American Eagle in every season except fall. In the winter, American, Delta, and United Airlines offer service to 11 additional destinations across the United States including daily flights to Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK, Newark, Houston–Intercontinental, and San Francisco, select Saturday flights to New York–LaGuardia and Philadelphia, and select holiday flights to Phoenix and Salt Lake City. Of the regional ski resort airports—excluding Denver and Salt Lake City—Eagle County Regional Airport has the second most regular flights during the winter, behind Aspen, CO, and ahead of Jackson Hole, WY.

During the winter months, airlines fly a variety of aircraft including the Boeing 757, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, and either the Embraer E175 or Bombardier CRJ-700 for shorter flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
American Airlines
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles,[11] Miami, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia,[12] Philadelphia (begins December 21, 2019)[13]
American Eagle Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth (begins April 7, 2020),[14] Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Atlanta
Delta Connection Seasonal: Salt Lake City
United Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark
United Express Denver
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare (begins June 18, 2020),[15] Los Angeles, San Francisco

Historical air service

Prior to the advent of mainline jet service to EGE, during the mid and late 1970s only one airline operated scheduled daily passenger service into the airport: Rocky Mountain Airways, which flew small STOL capable de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops followed by larger, 50 passenger seat STOL capable de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops with nonstop flights from Denver Stapleton Airport (DEN) as well as from Aspen (ASE).[16] During the early and mid 1980s, Rocky Mountain Airways was operating all of its nonstop flights from the airport to Denver with the larger Dash 7 turboprop.[17] According to the April 1, 1987 Official Airline Guide (OAG), three airlines were serving the airport at that time: Rocky Mountain Airways operating as Continental Express on behalf of Continental Airlines via a code sharing agreement with Dash 7 flights from Denver, Royal West Airlines operating weekend service on Saturdays nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) with British Aerospace BAe 146 jets with these flights providing one stop, same plane service from Las Vegas (LAS), and commuter air carrier Monarch Airlines operating Twin Otter service from Aspen, Crested Butte, Grand Junction and Telluride.[18]

Also according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), the airport was receiving mainline jet service by early 1994 with American Airlines operating Boeing 757-200 flights nonstop from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Miami (MIA), and New York La Guardia Airport (LGA), Delta Air Lines operating nonstop Boeing 727-200 service from Salt Lake City (SLC), Northwest Airlines operating nonstop Boeing 757-200 flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) as well as direct, one stop 757 service from both Boston (BOS) and New York La Guardia Airport (LGA), and United Airlines operating nonstop Boeing 737-300 flights from Denver (DEN) as well as direct, one stop 737 service from Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH).[19] The OAG lists a combined total of 36 jet flights a week being operated by these four airlines into the airport during the winter ski season early in 1994. Air Canada started flying an Airbus A319 non-stop to Toronto Pearson in 2013 by pre-clearing passengers in Toronto since the airport does not have custom facilities.[20] Air Canada dropped the route after the 2017/2018 Winter season due to relocating its A319's to other U.S. destinations.[21]

Statistics

Top destinations

Top domestic destinations from EGE
(September 2018 – August 2019)[22]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 55,630 American
2 Denver, Colorado 37,920 United
3 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 17,550 American, United
4 Atlanta, Georgia 16,150 Delta
5 Miami, Florida 13,140 American
6 Newark, New Jersey 12,320 United
7 New York–JFK, New York 8,680 American
8 Houston–Intercontinental, Texas 7,670 United
9 Los Angeles, California 7,430 American, United
10 Washington-Dulles, Virginia 3,500 United

Carrier shares

Carrier shares: (Aug 2017 – July 2018)[22]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
American
177,000(51.87%)
United
77,280(22.7%)
GoJet
31,290(9.19%)
Delta
30,520(8.96%)
SkyWest
24,770(7.28%)

Annual traffic

Traffic by Calendar Year[23][24]
Year Passenger Boardings Change Over Previous Year Year Passenger Boardings Change Over Previous Year
2000 184,562 — 2010 201,010 Increase010.65%0
2001 165,639 Decrease010.25%0 2011 189,276 Decrease05.84%0
2002 169,762 Increase02.49%0 2012 167,914 Decrease011.29%0
2003 168,347 Decrease00.83%0 2013 167,166 Decrease00.45%0
2004 194,173 Increase015.34%0 2014 165,004 Decrease01.29%0
2005 213,233 Increase09.82%0 2015 156,937 Decrease04.89%0
2006 217,039 Increase01.78%0 2016 163,840 Increase04.4%0
2007 231,719 Increase06.8%0 2017 154,577 Decrease05.65%0
2008 212,832 Decrease08.15%0 2018 173,863 Increase012.48%
2009 181,666 Decrease014.64%0

References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for EGE PDF, effective November 8, 2018.
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  6. ^ https://jetpartners.aero/airport/eagle-ege/
  7. ^ https://www.stratosjets.com/jet-charter-flights/vail-colorado/
  8. ^ "Eagle County breaks ground on $33 million airport terminal expansion project".
  9. ^ https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-eagle-county-regional-airport-travelers-drawing-wows-from-travelers/
  10. ^ "Press Release – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $8.2 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Four Airports in Colorado". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. ^ "American Airlines Expands Los Angeles Domestic Routes from June 2016 :: Routesonline". Airlineroute.net. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  12. ^ "American adds seasonal New York LaGuardia – Vail/Eagle service in W18". Routesonline. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  13. ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winter-coming-again-american-airlines-133000831.html
  14. ^ "American Airlines to offer spring service between DFW and EGE". Vail Valley Partnership. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  15. ^ https://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-airport-to-add-chicago-as-new-destination
  16. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 & Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Vail flight schedules
  17. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1983 & Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Denver flight schedules
  18. ^ April 1, 1987 Official Airline Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle flight schedules
  19. ^ Feb. 1994 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, North American edition, Vail/Eagle (EGE) flight schedules
  20. ^ "Airport - Air Canada announces non-stop winter flight between Toronto and EGE - Eagle County". www.eaglecounty.us. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  21. ^ Miller, Scott. "Vail Valley winter air service includes more flights from several cities". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  22. ^ a b "Eagle, CO: Eagle Airport (EGE)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. July 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  23. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2015". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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