AirportsCortez Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cortez, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CEZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CEZ
- ICAO code
- KCEZ
- City
- Cortez
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.3030° N, 108.6280° W
- Elevation
- 1,804 m (5,918 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,196 m (7,205 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CEZ means Cortez Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCEZ. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.3030° N, 108.6280° W. It stands 1,804 metres (5,918 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest town in our data is Durango, about 66 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cortez Municipal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,196 metres (7,205 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 312.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,196 m 7,205 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 79 km |
| Telluride Regional AirportTelluride | TEX | 96 km |
| Montrose Regional AirportMontrose | MTJ | 149 km |
| Canyonlands Regional AirportMoab | CNY | 189 km |
| Gallup Municipal AirportGallup | GUP | 200 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,668 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,743 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,861 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,935 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,016 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 959 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,562 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,278 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,019 km | 16 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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