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, 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
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 is located in New Mexico
RTN
RTN
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 7,615 2,321 Asphalt
7/25 4,425 1,349 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/22/2022)7,000
Based aircraft16

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 7,615 by 75 feet (2,321 x 23 m) and 7/25 is 4,425 by 75 feet (1,349 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending April 22, 2022, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, average 134 per week: 83% general aviation, 11% military, and 6% air taxi. 16 aircraft were then based at this airport: all single-engine.[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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RTN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  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, S. I. Airways, and Territorial Airlines
  6. "Zimbabwe opposition leader among 5 killed in Raton helicopter crash". KOAT. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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