Telluride Regional Airport
TEX · KTEX · Telluride, CO · 9,070 ft elevation · var 9E · Non-towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KTEX / TEX
- Coordinates
- 37.9538, -107.9080
- Elevation
- 9,070 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- Sectional chart
- DENVER
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- DENVER (ZDV)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DENVER
- NOTAM facility
- TEX
- Attendance
- APR-OCT ALL 0700-2100; NOV-MAR ALL 0700-1800
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1986/03
- Distance from city
- 5 W
Weather
METAR observed
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:18 AM | 11:18Z |
| Sunrise | 05:49 AM | 11:49Z |
| Sunset | 08:37 PM | 02:37Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:09 PM | 03:09Z |
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Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RY 09/27 - CTAF. ALS EMERGENCY USE ONLY 2100-0600. on 123.0 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 09: 4-light PAPI (left) · 27: 4-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.
Traffic pattern
- Landing
- Rwy 09 · 096°
- Pattern
- right (turns right)
- TPA
- 10,484 ft MSL · 1,414 AGL
- CTAF
- 123.0
Enter the right downwind for Rwy 09 at 10,484 ft MSL · 1,414 AGL on a 45°.
Runway 09/27
7,111 ft × 100 ft · Asphalt (Excellent)- Heading
- 096° mag · 105° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3.55°)
- Instrument landing
- LDA/DME · CAT I · LOC 109.3 (TEX)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 200 ft
- Heading
- 276° mag · 285° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (4°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 200 ft
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,111 ft |
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CNTR | 125.35 | DENVER CNTR |
| FSS | 122.15 | DENVER RDO |
| UNIC | 123 | CTAF/UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETL · Cones | VOR-DME | 110.20 | r095° / 17.4 NM |
| MTJ · Montrose | VOR-DME | 117.10 | r169° / 33.2 NM |
Airport diagram
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Procedures at a glance
Approaches5
Minimums & Hot Spots
Chart Supplement FAA A/FD
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Air freight, Charter, Glider
Ownership & management
Remarks FAA
- PROVIDED OBSTNS FREE 20:1 APCH SFCS ARE MAINTAINED.
- RSTD TO FAR 139 DESIGN GROUPS AI - CIII.
- GLIDER; HANG GLIDER & HELICOPTER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT TEX CUSTOMER SERVICE 970-728-8600.
- RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
- ARPT ON 1000 FT MESA; STRONG VERTICAL TURBULENCE IN AREA OF MESA EDGE.
- ACR OPNS DURG UNATNDD HRS MUST NTFY TEX CUSTOMER SVC AT 970-728-8603 24 HRS IN ADVN FOR PROVISION OF ADQT ARFF PSNL.
- TEX RWY 27 PAPI BEYOND 2.5NM UNUSBL
- FOR CD CONTACT DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4814. IF UNA TO CTC DENVER ARTCC, CTC DENVER RADIO.
- COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -17C.
- ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RY 09/27 - CTAF. ALS EMERGENCY USE ONLY 2100-0600.
- ARPT CLSD 2100-0600 (LOCAL).
- FOR SVC CALL TELLURIDE REGIONAL ARPT AT 970-728-8600.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 292 FT IN LENGTH BY 122 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 09.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 292 FT IN LENGTH BY 122 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 27.
- PCR VALUE: 250/F/D/X/T
- RY 09/27 RCMD TKOF RY 27; LAND RY 09 AND AVOID POPULATED AREAS. RY 09/27 GRADE -.08 ON RY ENDS, -1.3 TO APPROX MIDPOINT THEN +.75.
- RWY27 PAPI LGTS UNUSBL BYD 2.5 NM DUE TO TRRN.
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About KTEX
Telluride Regional Airport (TEX · KTEX) is an airport in Telluride, CO, at 9,070 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 7,111 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KTEX, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KTEX have a control tower?
No. Telluride Regional Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.
What is the longest runway at KTEX?
Telluride Regional Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 7,111 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KTEX?
Telluride Regional Airport is in Telluride, CO, at an elevation of 9,070 ft MSL. Coordinates: 37.9538, -107.9080.
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