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Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport lies in a high mountain valley of west-central Colorado, serving the town of Gunnison and the nearby Crested Butte ski resort. It is a county-owned, Part 139 certificated public airport with a long paved instrument runway and a shorter grass strip, making it a distinctive high-altitude destination for visiting pilots.
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use aerodrome serving the town of Gunnison and the resort community of Crested Butte in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado. It is certificated under FAA Part 139 and supports scheduled airline service alongside general aviation traffic, and its high field elevation and mountain-valley setting make it a notable stop for pilots seeking a genuine high-altitude flying experience.
The airport sits about one mile southwest of the city of Gunnison, Colorado, in the upper Gunnison Valley, with the Crested Butte ski area lying to the north. Denver Center provides en-route radar service to aircraft in the surrounding airspace, on 125.35 MHz.
The airport has two physical runways. Runway 06/24 is a hard-surfaced, lit runway 9,385 feet long and equipped with an ILS on the 06 approach, forming the primary instrument runway for airline and general aviation traffic. Runway 17/35 is a shorter grass strip, 2,738 feet long, suited to light general aviation aircraft in favourable conditions.
Field weather is broadcast on the AWOS-3 frequency of 135.075 MHz. Traffic advisories and unicom calls are made on 122.7 MHz, which serves as the CTAF/UNICOM frequency. Denver Center can be contacted on 125.35 MHz for en-route and approach services. Runway 06 is served by an ILS for instrument approaches.
The airport's high intensity runway lighting and rotating beacon operate from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. local time, and night landings are subject to county regulation and FAA approval. No specific published circuit heights or joining procedures are given beyond the standard use of the 122.7 MHz CTAF for self-announced traffic in the absence of a control tower.
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport is a publicly owned, county-operated airfield and is certificated under FAA Part 139, with the county providing day-to-day maintenance of the airfield's buildings and grounds. It is classified as an Index B airport for aircraft rescue and firefighting coverage, reflecting the mix of general aviation and scheduled airline operations it supports.
The airport remains a self-funded enterprise of Gunnison County, combining scheduled airline service with general aviation activity. County airport staff maintain the runways, buildings and grounds, including snow and ice removal given the field's mountain setting, and oversee capital improvement projects funded through aviation grants. High intensity lighting and a rotating beacon support operations into the evening hours, with night landings subject to county and FAA oversight.
