Raton Municipal Airport
Raton Municipal Airport 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.
Facilities
Raton Municipal Airport covers 1,280 acres at an elevation of 6,352 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 7,615 by 75 feet and 7/25 is 4,425 by 75 feet.In the year ending April 22, 2022, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, average 134 per week: 83% general aviation, 11% military, and 6% air taxi. 16 aircraft were then based at this airport: all single-engine.