Cortez Municipal Airport

Cortez Municipal Airport (IATA: CEZ, ICAO: KCEZ, FAA LID: CEZ) (Montezuma County Airport) is three miles southwest of Cortez, in Montezuma County, Colorado.[1] It sees one airline, Boutique Air, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Cortez Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Cortez
ServesCortez, Colorado
Elevation AMSL5,918 ft / 1,804 m
Coordinates37°18′11″N 108°37′41″W
WebsiteCEZ Website
Map
CEZ
CEZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 7,205 2,196 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations9,834
Based aircraft26

History

Its first airline flights were Monarch DC-3s in 1949; successor Frontier pulled out its Convair 580s in 1982.

Miracle at Cortez

A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport.[2] Major H. Mike Hua (now retired as General)[3] was on a training flight originating at Laughlin AFB, Texas; the U-2 aircraft engine flamed out at 70,000 feet MSL. Maj. Hua established best glide and was able to navigate through a valley to a lighted airport that wasn't on his map nor did he know of its existence beforehand. The airport was the only one in the area with a runway that was lighted overnight.[2]

Facilities

Cortez Municipal Airport covers 622 acres (252 ha) at an elevation of 5,918 feet (1,804 m). Its one runway, 3/21, is 7,205 by 100 feet (2,196 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In 2019 the airport had 9,834 aircraft operations, average 27 per day: 86% general aviation, 13% air taxi, and <1% military. 26 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 1% multi-engine, and <1% helicopter.[1] The airport is an uncontrolled airport and has no control tower.[4]

Airline and Destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Boutique Air Denver, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Telluride

Statistics
Top domestic destinations:
(March 2019 - February 2020)[5]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
1 Denver, CO Denver International Airport (DEN) 6,330
2 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix-Sky Harbor (PHX) 2,320
3 Telluride, CO Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 360


Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA[6]
Year 2008 [7] 2009 [8] 2010 [9] 2011 [10] 2012 [11] 2013[12] 2014[13] 2015[14] 2016[15] 2017[16] 2018[17]
Enplanements 8,401 7,698 6,342 6,989 7,548 8,218 3,835 2,303 4,564 7,890 8,045
Change 017.52% 08.37% 017.61% 010.20% 08.00% 08.88% 053.33% 039.95% 098.18% 072.87% 01.96%
Airline Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Boutique Air Boutique Air
Destination(s) Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver
Prescott		 Denver Denver Denver
Page		 Denver
Phoenix
Show Low		 Denver
Phoenix
Show Low


References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for CEZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "1959 "alien landing" was an ROC pilot in a spy plane 「外星人登陸」？ U2機台灣駕駛啦！". Taipei Times. February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. "2009 Cortez Aviation Heritage Celebration". Cortez Aviation Heritage Society. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. https://www.airnav.com/airport/KCEZ
  5. "Show Low, AZ: Show Low Regional (SOW)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. February 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. "2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  8. "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
  9. "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  10. "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
  11. "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
  12. "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
  14. "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
  15. "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
  16. "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
  17. "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).

Other sources
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1998-3508) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2006-7-19: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado for two years, beginning August 1, 2006. Alamosa will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) at an annual subsidy rate of $1,150,268. Cortez will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend at an annual subsidy rate of $796,577. Each community will be served with 19-passenger Beech 1900-D aircraft.
    • Order 2008-5-24: reselecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service (EAS) at annual subsidy rates of $1,853,475 at Alamosa, Colorado, and $1,295,562 at Cortez, through July 31, 2010.
    • Order 2010-7-5: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to continue providing subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado, for the two-year period beginning August 1, 2010, at the annual subsidy rates of $1,987,155 and $1,847,657, respectively.
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