Durango-La Plata County
DRO · KDRO · Durango, Colorado · La Plata County · map
Durango-La Plata County is a public-use airport owned by Durango City la Plata CO, 10 miles southeast of Durango, Colorado, 6,689 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 9,201 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KDRO · observed 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.26 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDRO 061953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02330072
TAF KDRO 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM FEW090 FEW250 FM061900 24008KT P6SM SCT090 SCT250 FM070200 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DRO · ICAO KDRO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Durango City la Plata CO
- Elevation
- 6,689 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 9,201 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Durango and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 118.575 | |
| Dro and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.625 | |
| Durango and rco | 122.2 | Durango |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-259-3579.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Durango from the FAA register
110 aircraft are registered to owners in Durango, Colorado: 89 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 4 helicopters, 3 turboprops, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 28 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Condition unmon at night aft last aircraft arrival until 0400; see NOTAMs.
- Approach lights (MALSR) runway 03; runway end identifier lights runway 21; high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 oper on photocell; incr/decr intst - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 03 and 21 on continuously; incr/decr intst - the common traffic frequency. Activate PAPI runway 03 and 21; incr/decr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Hop on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Landing fee applicable.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.