Raton Municipal Airport

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

Raton Municipal Airport

Crews Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Raton
ServesRaton, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL6,352 ft / 1,936 m
Coordinates36°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 operations7,900
Based aircraft20

Continental Airlines DC-3s served Raton for about four years starting in 1949-50; it was one of several stops on their flight between Denver, Albuquerque and El Paso. Commuter carriers have also served Raton; Trans Central Airlines in 1969/1970 with a similar route to Continental's, 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 whilst on a flight to Folsom, New Mexico. Five of the six people on board were killed. The survivor was seriously injured.[6]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RTN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. 2010-10-04.
  4. "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report Airports". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 2010-10-04.
  5. Timetables from Continental, Trans Central, and Territorial Airlines
  6. "Zimbabwe opposition leader among 5 killed in Raton helicopter crash". KOAT. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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