Raton Municipal Airport
Raton Municipal Airport Crews Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Raton | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Raton, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,352 ft / 1,936 m | ||||||||||||||
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Raton Municipal Airport (IATA: RTN[2], ICAO: KRTN, FAA LID: RTN) (Crews Field) is 12 miles southwest of Raton, in Colfax County, New Mexico.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[3]
In 1950-53 Continental Airlines DC-3s served Raton, one of several stops on their route between Denver, Albuquerque and El Paso. Commuter carriers have also served Raton; Trans Central Airlines in 1969/70 with a similar route to Continental's, and Territorial Airlines flew to Albuquerque with a stop in Las Vegas, NM in 1990.[4]
Facilities
The airport covers 1,280 acres (518 ha) at an elevation of 6,352 feet (1,936 m). It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 6,328 by 75 feet (1,929 x 23 m) and 7/25 is 4,404 by 75 feet (1,342 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending April 30, 2010 the airport had 7,900 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 85% general aviation, 10% military, and 5% air taxi. 20 aircraft were then based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, and 5% ultralight.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RTN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
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"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Timetables from Continental, Trans Central, and Territorial Airlines
External links
- Aerial image as of October 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RTN, effective July 11, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RTN
- AirNav airport information for KRTN
- ASN accident history for RTN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures