Yampa Valley Regional Airport is in Routt County, Colorado, United States, 106,007 in 2020 and 150,142 in 2021.

Facilities

Yampa Valley Airport Regional covers at an elevation of . Its asphalt runway, 10/28, is . Seattle/Tacoma

| American Eagle | Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare Dallas–Love, <br />Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Rocky Mountain Airways then operated flights to Denver but used the Steamboat Springs Airport. Yampa Valley Airport began seeing seasonal ski service during the winter of 1985/1986 when Aspen Airways flew British Aerospace 146 four engine jets to Denver. During the 1986/1987 season, PSA provided flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco using McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets. American Airlines then began regular seasonal service beginning with the 1987/1988 season and multiple other carriers followed in the years after that. During the 1990s and 2000s Yampa Valley Airport also saw service by Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and TWA. During the 2000/2001 season, the second Midway Airlines (1993-2003) provided nonstop service to Raleigh/Durham, NC. Most major carriers now serve the airport on a seasonal basis while United and Southwest Airlines provide year round service.

Statistics

Top destinations

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|+ Busiest domestic routes from HDN<br />(January 2025 – December 2025)

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! Rank

! Airport

! Passengers

! Carriers

|-

| 1

| Denver, Colorado

| 133,390

| Southwest, United

|-

| 2

| Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

| 17,520

| American

|-

| 3

| Chicago O'Hare, Illinois

| 14,580

| American, United

|-

| 4

| Atlanta, Georgia

| 14,510

| Delta

|-

| 5

| Newark, New Jersey

| 10,260

| United

|-

| 6

| Houston–Intercontinental, Texas

| 8,940

| United

|-

| 7

| Dallas Love Field, Texas

| 7,770

| Southwest

|-

| 8

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 3,670

| JetBlue

|-

| 9

| Los Angeles, California

| 3,640

| United

|-

| 10

| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

| 3,230

| Delta

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Airline market share

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|+ Largest airlines at HDN<br />(January 2025 – December 2025) as well as flights to Denver International Airport and Dallas Love Field by Southwest Airlines. Mainline jets operated by the three major airlines during ski season include the Airbus A319 and A320 as well as the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 717 and 757-200.

Accidents and incidents

  • At 13:56 on 14 March 2001, TWA flight 641, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 from St. Louis Lambert International Airport with 122 passengers and crew, mistakenly landed at the Craig-Moffat Airport (CAG) while on approach into the Yampa Valley Airport during a snowstorm. Craig-Moffat Airport is located approximately 17 miles west of Hayden, Colorado, and its only runway, 7/25, measures 5,600 feet—nearly half that of the Yampa Valley Airport's 10,000 foot runway 10/28. Though the flight landed safely with no injuries, the aircraft did get stuck in mud while attempting a turn at the end of the runway. Passengers were eventually bussed to the Yampa Valley Airport.
  • At 11:57 on 22 January 2022, JetBlue Airways flight 1748, an Airbus A320-232 bound for Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, suffered a tailstrike on takeoff. As the flight was rolling for takeoff on runway 10, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (N350J) was approaching from the opposite direction for a landing on runway 28 at the other end. ADS-B data suggest that the King Air was about 5300 m (2.86 nm) short of the threshold of runway 28 when JetBlue 1748 started rolling for takeoff on runway 10. Horizontal separation when the two aircraft passed, was about . The flight was diverted to Denver International Airport and landed safely with no further incident.

See also

  • List of airports in Colorado

References

  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport
  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN) at Colorado DOT airport directory
  • V, the fixed-base operator (FBO)