AirportsDurango La Plata County Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Durango, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DRO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DRO
- ICAO code
- KDRO
- City
- Durango
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.1515° N, 107.7540° W
- Elevation
- 2,038 m (6,685 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,804 m (9,201 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DRO means Durango La Plata County Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KDRO. 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 37.1515° N, 107.7540° W. It stands 2,038 metres (6,685 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 18 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
Durango La Plata County Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,804 metres (9,201 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 156.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,804 m 9,201 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cortez Municipal AirportCortez | CEZ | 79 km |
| Telluride Regional AirportTelluride | TEX | 90 km |
| Montrose Regional AirportMontrose | MTJ | 152 km |
| Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGunnison | GUC | 170 km |
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldAlamosa | ALS | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,691 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,761 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,855 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,900 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,947 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,027 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,628 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,348 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,083 km | 16 h 15 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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