Raton Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Raton | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Raton, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,352 ft / 1,936 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°44′30″N 104°30′08″W / 36.74167°N 104.50222°W | ||||||||||||||
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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][4]
Continental Airlines DC-3s served Raton for about four years starting in 1949-50; it was one of several stops on their flight between Denver, Albuquerque and El Paso. Commuter carriers have also served Raton; Trans Central Airlines in 1969/1970 with a similar route to Continental's, and Territorial Airlines flew to Albuquerque via Las Vegas, NM in 1990.[5]
Facilities
Raton Municipal 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]
Accidents and incidents
On January 17, 2018, a Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from Raton whilst on a flight to Folsom, New Mexico. Five of the six people on board were killed. The survivor was seriously injured.[6]
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.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. 2010-10-04.
- ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report Airports". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 2010-10-04.
- ^ Timetables from Continental, Trans Central, and Territorial Airlines
- ^ "Zimbabwe opposition leader among 5 killed in Raton helicopter crash". KOAT. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
External links
- Aerial image as of October 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RTN, effective June 13, 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