Raton Municipal Airport
Raton Municipal Airport Crews Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Raton | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Raton, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,352 ft / 1,936 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°44′30″N 104°30′08″W / 36.74167°N 104.50222°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Raton Municipal Airport (IATA: RTN, ICAO: KRTN, FAA LID: RTN) (Crews Field) is 12 miles southwest of Raton, in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
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.