AirportsTelluride Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Telluride, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TEX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TEX
- ICAO code
- KTEX
- City
- Telluride
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9538° N, 107.9080° W
- Elevation
- 2,765 m (9,070 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,167 m (7,111 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TEX means Telluride Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTEX. 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 37.9538° N, 107.9080° W. It stands 2,765 metres (9,070 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 Montrose, about 58 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
Telluride Regional Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,167 metres (7,111 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 325.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,167 m 7,111 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montrose Regional AirportMontrose | MTJ | 62 km |
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 90 km |
| Cortez Municipal AirportCortez | CEZ | 96 km |
| Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGunnison | GUC | 107 km |
| Grand Junction Regional AirportGrand Junction | GJT | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,601 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,672 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,774 km | 15 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,839 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,933 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,044 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,555 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,279 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,105 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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