AirNav: KDRO - Durango-La Plata County Airport

KDRO

Durango-La Plata County Airport
Durango, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	DRO
Lat/Long:	37-09-05.5000N 107-45-13.6000W 37-09.091667N 107-45.226667W 37.1515278,-107.7537778 (estimated)
Elevation:	6689.4 ft. / 2038.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	10E (2010)
From city:	10 miles SE of DURANGO, CO
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	81301

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1946
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DRO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0400-2400 AFT HR - 970-259-7400.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MALSR RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21 OPER ON PHOTOCELL; INCR/DECR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 03 & 21 ON CONSLY; INCR/DECR INTST - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Fire and rescue:	ARFF index B
Airline operations:	PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS - ARPT OPS 970-759-4342.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS:	120.625 (970-259-3579)

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 118.575/348.7 (DURANGO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DRO at field		DURANGO VOR/DME		116.55		14E
RSKr020/29.3		RATTLESNAKE VORTAC		115.30		14E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

9201 x 150 ft. / 2804 x 46 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	95.0
Double wheel:	150.0
Double tandem:	210.0

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

37-08.488833N

37-09.693323N

Longitude:

107-45.800745W

107-44.651400W

Elevation:

6619.7 ft.

6689.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

027 magnetic, 037 true

207 magnetic, 217 true

Declared distances:

TORA:9201 TODA:9201 ASDA:9201 LDA:9201

Markings:

precision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

ILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	DURANGO CITY LA PLATA CO 1000 AIRPORT ROAD BOX 15 DURANGO, CO 81303 Phone 970-382-6050
Manager:	ANTHONY VICARI - DIR OF AVIATION 1000 AIRPORT ROAD BOX 15 DURANGO, CO 81303 Phone (970) 382-6051

Additional Remarks

A39-03/21	PCR VALUE: 880/F/D/X/T
-	COND UNMON AT NGT AFT LAST ACR ARR UNTIL 0400; SEE NOTAMS.
-	ARFF COVERAGE PRVDD DURG ACR TFC OPS; OTR TIMES 24 HR PPR - ARPT OPS 970-759-4342.
-	HOP ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC ON FREQ. IF UNA, CTC FSS ON FREQ VIA RCO. IF UNA, CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
-	LNDG FEE APPLICABLE.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03 CHANGED		download (279KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 CHANGED		download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 CHANGED		download (231KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (55KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (105KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFMN - Four Corners Regional Airport (34 nm SW)
KPSO - Stevens Field Airport (34 nm E)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (43 nm W)
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (49 nm N)
KRCV - Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (75 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:15	13:15
Sunrise	06:43	13:43
Sunset	17:07	00:07
Evening civil twilight	17:34	00:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Nov-2025 11:41:32
Local (UTC-7)	07-Nov-2025 04:41:32

METAR

KDRO

071053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP190 T10331072

TAF

KDRO

070538Z 0706/0806 31006KT P6SM FEW130 FEW250 FM071200 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071800 23005KT P6SM SKC FM072100 26012G22KT P6SM FEW130 FM080200 28009KT P6SM FEW070

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Avflight Durango

970-259-7400
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Rental cars, ...

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	100LL		Jet A
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Updated 06-Nov-2025

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FS=Full service

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