Raton Municipal Airport (IATA: RTN[2], ICAO: KRTN, FAA LID: RTN) (Crews Field) is 12 miles southwest of Raton, in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[3][4]

Raton Municipal Airport Crews Field
IATA: RTN ICAO: KRTN FAA LID: RTN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Raton
Serves	Raton, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL	6,352 ft / 1,936 m
Coordinates	36°44′30″N 104°30′08″W
Map
RTN
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 6,328 1,929 Asphalt 7/25 4,404 1,342 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 7,900 Based aircraft 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Continental Airlines served Raton with Douglas DC-3's for about four years starting in 1949-50. Raton was one of several stops on their flights between Denver, Albuquerque and El Paso. Commuter carriers have also served Raton; Trans Central Airlines in 1969/1970 had a similar route to Continental's, S.I. Airways operated commuter flights to Denver and Amarillo in 1973 and 1974, and Territorial Airlines flew to Albuquerque via Las Vegas, NM in 1990.[5]

Facilities

Raton Municipal Airport covers 1,280 acres (518 ha) at an elevation of 6,352 feet (1,936 m). It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 6,328 by 75 feet (1,929 x 23 m) and 7/25 is 4,404 by 75 feet (1,342 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending April 30, 2010 the airport had 7,900 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 85% general aviation, 10% military, and 5% air taxi. 20 aircraft were then based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, and 5% ultralight.[1]

Accidents and incidents

On January 17, 2018, a Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from Raton while on a flight to Folsom, New Mexico. Five of the six people on board were killed. The survivor was seriously injured.[6]

References

External links

• Aerial image as of October 1997 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for RTN, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for RTN
  • AirNav airport information for KRTN
  • ASN accident history for RTN
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[es] Aeropuerto Municipal de Ratón