KTEX

Ramp Check Oct 17, 2026

Telluride Regional Airport, the Nine-Thousand-Foot Mesa Strip in the Colorado San Juans, and the Box Canyon Arrival That Earns Every Pilot a Story Worth Telling

Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) sits at 9,078 feet in the Colorado San Juans - the performance planning that earns you one of the best approaches in American general aviation.

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Ramp Check Oct 10, 2026

Telluride Regional Airport, the Mesa Strip Nine Thousand Feet Up in the San Juans, and the Departure Off the Edge of the World That Every Mountain Pilot Has to Experience

Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) sits at 9,078 feet MSL on a mesa above a Colorado box canyon - a bucket-list destination that demands serious mountain preparation.

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Ramp Check Sep 6, 2026

Telluride Regional Airport, the Box Canyon Approach, and the Colorado Mountain Town That Earns Every Landing

Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) sits at 9,070 feet MSL - the highest commercial airport in North America - rewarding prepared pilots with one of the most spectacular destinations in American general aviation.

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