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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Telluride Regional Airport

ID KTEX FAA TEX Elev 9,070 ft Lat 37° 57.23' N Lon 107° 54.48' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KTEX

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Runways at KTEX

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,111 ft. Max gradient: 0.44%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 105° 7,111 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.44%
27 285° 7,111 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.44%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

3 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 125.350
  • FSS DENVER RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTEX, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 28 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Airport closed 0400–1300Z‡. Verify NOTAMs before any operation in the closed window.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Airport closed 0400–1300Z‡. Verify NOTAMs before any operation in the closed window.

    airport closed window

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09–27: H7111X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–45, D–89 PCR 250 F/D/X/T…

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

  • Airport closed 0400–1300Z‡. Verify NOTAMs before any operation in the closed window.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Arpt CLOSED 0400–1300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–7111 TODA–7111 ASDA–7111 LDA–6911 RWY 27: TORA–7111 TODA–7111 ASDA–7111 LDA–6911 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 09: EMAS RWY 27: EMAS
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT Rwy 27 PAPI lgts unusable byd 2.5 NM due to terrain.
  • ·ACTIVATE HIRL Rwy 09–27, PAPI Rwy 09, and Rwy 27, REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27—CTAF.
  • ·Arpt lighting system emerg use only 0400–1300Z‡.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect.
  • ·For more information ctc TEX customer svc 970–728–8600.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1400–0400Z‡, Nov–Mar 1400–0100Z‡.
  • ·Rising terrain all quadrants.
  • ·Arpt on 1000´ mesa, strong vertical turbulence in area of mesa edge.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 recommended tkf Rwy 27, land Rwy 09 and avoid populated areas.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 grade –.08 on rwy ends, –1.3 to approximately midpoint then +.75.
  • ·Glider, hang glider and helicopter ops on and invof arpt.
  • ·ARFF Index rstd to FAR 139 design groups AI–CIII.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –17C.
  • ·Air carrier ops during unattended hrs must notify TEX customer svc at 970–728–8603 24 hrs in advance for provision of adequate ARFF personnel.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (970) 728-8601
  • ·AWOS–3 118.325 (970) 728–1534.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (DENVER RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD contact Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4814.
  • ·If una to ctc Denver ARTCC, ctc Denver radio.
  • ·CONES (VL) (L) VORW/DME 116.95 ETL Chan 116(Y) N38º02.42´ W108º15.51´ 095º 17.4 NM to fld. 8460/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 042º–096º byd 40 NM 097º–141º byd 25 NM 142º–147º byd 40 NM 148º–178º byd 15 NM 179º–185º byd 40 NM 205º–226º byd 40 NM 280º–040º byd 40 NM 349º–021º byd 35 NM blo 16,000´ DME unusable: 077º–088º byd 30 NM 097º–141º byd 25 NM 148º–178º byd 15 NM 207º–220º byd 34 NM blo 14,000´ 349º–021º byd 35 NM blo 16,000´ LDA/DME 109.3 I–TEX Chan 30 Rwy 09.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º either side of course centerline; within 0.9 NM, 1.0 DME, from thld.
  • ·DME unusable 20º left and right of course.
  • ·THURMAN N39º41.90´ W103º12.90´ NOTAM FILE DEN.
  • ·(VL) (H) VORTACW 112.9 TXC Chan 76 208º 32.9 NM to Limon Muni. 4890/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 195º–224º byd 40 NM 225º–235º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 236º–245º byd 40 NM 246º–256º byd 40 NM blo 8,500´ 246º–256º byd 65 NM 257º–270º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ DENVER H–3E, L–9E IAP, AD WICHITA H–5A, L–10G SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KTEX — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KTEX

35 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

43

since 1982

Fatal

8

18.6% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,709 ops in 2008

2024 total

9,402

10-yr total

92,946

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

64.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

12.01

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=35

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Other 6
  • Loss of control 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-03-27 Beech 35 · Loss of control · day
2015-12-23 Hawker 400 · Other · IMC · day
2014-02-16 Beech 35/33 · CFIT · IMC · day
2009-01-03 Learjet 45XR · Other · IMC · day
2008-09-01 Cessna 560 · Weather · VMC · day
2026-01-13 Cessna 750 · Weather · VMC · day
2024-07-20 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP HAWKER 900XP · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2020-11-26 Vans RV4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2020-10-05 Beech S35 · CFIT · VMC · day
2016-08-24 STEMME GMBH & CO S10 VT · Engine failure · day
2013-10-13 Beech A36 · Loss of control · day
2013-09-01 Beech 1900D · Gear-up · day
2012-04-04 Cessna LC41-550FG · Loss of control · VMC · day
2008-02-09 Plocher SHA-Glasair · Ground collision · VMC · day
2005-11-23 Beech 1900D · Ground collision · VMC · day
2004-12-23 Mooney M20E · Other · VMC · day
2003-01-04 Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2002-06-19 Cessna 172M · Hard landing · VMC · day
2001-04-08 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · IMC · day
2000-09-30 Sukhoi SU-26MX · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-09-30 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · VMC · day
1999-06-20 Bell BH-206B · Weather · day
1999-02-22 Beech V35 · Engine failure · VMC · day
1998-07-27 de Havilland DH-8-202 · Gear-up · day
1998-07-19 Navion G · Engine failure · day
1998-05-16 Mooney M20F · Ground collision · VMC · day
1997-09-14 Bellanca 7GCBC · CFIT · VMC · day
1997-03-25 Cessna 172K · Loss of control · VMC · day
1996-08-23 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · day
1994-06-03 Cessna 182H · Other · VMC · day
1990-05-19 Cessna 210L · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1989-07-01 Cessna R182 · Weather · VMC · day
1989-06-30 Piper PA-32R-301T · Weather · VMC · day
1987-12-29 Swearingen SA-26AT · Other · VMC · dusk
1987-11-28 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day

DPEs near KTEX

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 68 nm
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 73 nm
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 75 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 101 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 110 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 157 nm
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 166 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 166 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 170 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 173 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KTEX

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Todd Eugene Libke Telluride CO 4 nm
Charles Norman Dignan Jr Telluride CO 4 nm
Kory Christian Evans Ouray CO 12 nm
Thomas Lee Allen Ridgway CO 14 nm
Kevin James Browning Ridgway CO 14 nm
Angela Kennedy Allen Ridgway CO 14 nm
Brian Jon Scranton Ridgway CO 14 nm
Kyle Anthony St George Silverton CO 14 nm
Samuel Robert Cribbs Silverton CO 14 nm
Michael Wayne Hodges Montrose CO 31 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KTEX

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Nicholas Paul Kennedy Telluride CO 4 nm
Paul Engbring Telluride CO 4 nm
Richard Deane Brunton Telluride CO 4 nm
Steven Joseph Guidorzi Placerville CO 7 nm
Jacob Paul Leonardi Ouray CO 12 nm
Robert Joseph Datsko Ridgway CO 14 nm
Michael Todd Moore Ridgway CO 14 nm
Dustin Nathaniel Mullins Ridgway CO 14 nm
Eric Glen Nordlander Ridgway CO 14 nm
Anthony Tarasewicz Lake City CO 29 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KTEX

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
33 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
94 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
97 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
102 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
159 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
161 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
174 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
174 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
176 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
176 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.