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Durango eyes funding mechanism for winter Houston flights

Proposal includes $185,000 from lodgers tax fund for minimum revenue guarantee to airline

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowstorm blankets Southwest Colorado; more on the way

Flights largely unaffected, but icy roads make for slick driving conditions

DATE: Dec 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

United Airlines will offer daily flights between Durango and Houston this summer

Service to run from June 26 to Aug. 18

DATE: Dec 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Municipal Airport renews contract with Denver Air Connection

Airline has provided services in Cortez for 20 months

DATE: Oct 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Pilot recounts story behind 2017 emergency landing near Kennebec Cafe, west of Durango

Rob Flannery came down on County Road 124 before pulling into a parking lot

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seasonal flights between Durango and Houston to return this summer

Twice-weekly flights will provide greater access to southeastern United States, Latin America

DATE: Jan 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

United Airlines introduces second Airbus to Durango market

Larger aircraft, maintained frequency represent increased seat capacity

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space

Spaceplane reaches 54.2 miles before gliding home

DATE: May 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Uber and Lyft drivers plan to strike Saturday at DIA

Plan for extra time if heading to the airport or landing Saturday

DATE: Nov 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

At Durango airport, a ballet of heavy machinery repaves aging runway

All fixed-wing flights paused as crews work 24/7 to resurface 1.75-mile landing strip

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango-La Plata County Airport’s temporary closure on track

Flights will be suspended 10 days in September to repave runway and replace lighting

DATE: Jul 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search and rescue may have become much easier in Southwest Colorado with new technology

Durango’s Colorado Highland Helicopters is first operation in the state to receive RECCO equipment

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News