San Luis Valley Regional Airport (Bergman Field) is two miles south of Alamosa, in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States.
History
The airport was conceived in 1939 and construction began later that year. It was opened in early 1941. It is now owned by the City and County of Alamosa and is named for Carl A. Bergman (1908–1988), a local businessman and initial supporter of the airport. The first airline flights were Monarch DC-3s in 1946–47; Monarch's successor Frontier started service in 1982 with Convair 580's.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,700 acres (688 ha) at an elevation of 7,539 feet (2,298 m). It has one runway: 2/20 is 8,521 by 100 feet (2,597 x 30 m) asphalt .
Airline and destination
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Scheduled passenger service:
Statistics
Top destinations
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ Busiest domestic routes out of ALS <br /> (April 2022 - March 2023)
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
|-
| 1
| Denver, CO
| 9,000
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA
! style="text-align:left;" |Year
! style="text-align:right;" |2009
! style="text-align:right;" |2010
! style="text-align:right;" |2011
! style="text-align:right;" |2012
! style="text-align:right;" |2013
! style="text-align:right;" |2014
! style="text-align:right;" |2015
! style="text-align:right;" |2016
! style="text-align:right;" |2017
! style="text-align:right;" |2018
! style="text-align:right;" |2019
! style="text-align:right;" |2023
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |Enplanements
| style="text-align:right;" |6,279
| style="text-align:right;" |6,737
| style="text-align:right;" |7,104
| style="text-align:right;" |6,959
| style="text-align:right;" |6,983
| style="text-align:right;" |3,920
| style="text-align:right;" |3,105
| style="text-align:right;" |3,863
| style="text-align:right;" |6,494
| style="text-align:right;" |7,125
| style="text-align:right;" |10,044
| style="text-align:right;" |11,319
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |Change
| style="text-align:right;" |12.32%
| style="text-align:right;" |7.29%
| style="text-align:right;" |5.45%
| style="text-align:right;" |2.04%
| style="text-align:right;" |0.34%
| style="text-align:right;" |43.86%
| style="text-align:right;" |20.79%
| style="text-align:right;" |24.41%
| style="text-align:right;" |68.11%
| style="text-align:right;" |9.72%
| style="text-align:right;" |40.97%
| style="text-align:right;" |12.66%
|-
!Airline
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Great Lakes Airlines
| style="text-align:center;" | Boutique Air
| style="text-align:center;" | Boutique Air
| style="text-align:center;" | Boutique Air
| style="text-align:center;" | Denver Air Connection
|-
!Destination(s)
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver<br>Farmington
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver<br>Farmington
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Albuquerque<br>Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
| style="text-align:center;" |Denver
|}
See also
- List of airports in Colorado
References
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2960) 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 2008-5-34: 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.
External links
- Official website
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport at Colorado DOT website
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - Airport Information
- History