--- iata: DRO name: Durango-La Plata County Airport city: Durango country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-16' officialWebsite: 'https://www.flydurango.com/1748/Airport' sources: - 'https://www.flydurango.com/1748/Airport' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/203/Airlines-Serving-DRO' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/204/Travel-Tips-Security-Information' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/206/Parking' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/209/Ground-Transportation' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/210/Rental-Cars' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/212/Terminal-Information' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/1292/Contact-Us' - 'https://www.flydurango.com/1328/Ground-Transportation-Operators' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/dro-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KDRO' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KDRO' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/dro' - 'https://roadrunnertransit.org/door-to-door-2/' - 'https://roadrunnertransit.org/fares/' - >- https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/durango-la-plata-county-airport-opens-new-terminal-security-checkpoint/ - >- https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/united-airlines-adds-seasonal-nonstop-flights-between-durango-and-houston/ - >- https://airlinegeeks.com/2026/09/02/united-expands-route-with-new-seasonal-flights/ - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango-La_Plata_County_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official site brands Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO). ICAO is KDRO. Operator is the City of Durango and La Plata County. Traveler pages live on flydurango.com. Official pin is 1000 Airport Road, Durango, CO 81303. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 181 with 282,549 enplanements (+12.73% vs 250,640). Official leftover and Herald 16 May 2026 reprint 563,009 total passengers in 2025. Those are different files. This page uses 282,549 on the score card. - >- One commercial campus. Official Airlines: American daily to Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix; United daily to Denver; United seasonal to Houston (IAH). Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware matched DFW, DEN, and PHX and had no IAH. Herald leftover 31 Aug 2026 dates winter IAH 19 Dec 2026–27 Mar 2027, Wednesdays and Saturdays. - >- Official Airlines leftover asks 90 minutes for check-in and TSA, and two hours for international, a large party, or many bags. Official Travel Tips leftover also reprints 90 minutes and a separate TSA PreCheck line. American.com leftover prints PreCheck Not Available and clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/durango-dro is 404. - >- Official Parking: first 60 minutes free, then $1.00 per additional 30 minutes, $10 daily max, peak-holiday leftover $15 (23 Nov–2 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026–1 Jan 2027). Both lots are cashless. Official Ground Transportation names Uber, Lyft, taxis, and Road Runner Transit. - >- Official Terminal Information: Sky Dine manages pre-security and post-security food, beverage, and retail. SSID leftover DRO_Wifi. Official pages name no ticketed airline lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- Official leftover asks 90 minutes; the international leftover is a two-hour clock detail: >- Official leftover ticket counters open about two hours before scheduled departure. United leftover bag-drop and passenger check-in close 45 minutes before departure. American leftover check-in and bags close 45 minutes before departure. Official leftover wants you in the gate area 30 minutes before the ticketed time. American.com leftover prints Daily 4:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and does not accept cash or checks. summary: >- Official Airlines leftover asks at least 90 minutes for check-in and TSA, and two hours if you are traveling internationally, with a large party, or with many bags. Official Travel Tips leftover reprints the 90-minute clock. category: timing - label: Layout title: One campus — do not invent a KDRO page or merge Denver or Farmington detail: >- Do not merge Denver (DEN), Aspen (ASE), Eagle (EGE), Montrose (MTJ), Grand Junction (GJT), Telluride (TEX), Gunnison (GUC), Hayden (HDN), Farmington (FMN), Cortez (CEZ), Animas Air Park (00C), or Durango, Mexico (DGO). AirNav leftover ZIP 81301 versus official leftover 81303. American.com leftover reprints 1000 Airport Blvd. summary: >- Official pin is 1000 Airport Road, Durango, CO 81303. One commercial campus. Do not create /airports/kdro. category: terminal - label: Food title: Sky Dine is the concession — that is not an airline lounge detail: >- Herald leftover 16 May 2026 still names Steamworks Brewing Co. and Desert Sun Coffee Roasters as coming. Official leftover CivicAlerts 4501 leftover-prints Sky Dine as beginning in summer 2026 with new kitchen, bar, coffee, and retail rooms coming online at different times. Confirm the day's rooms. American.com clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass Durango page is 404. summary: >- Official Terminal Information leftover names Sky Dine for pre-security and post-security food, beverage, and retail. Official pages print no menu and no bottle tariff. category: food - label: Live board title: 'Trust FlightAware over leftover Mesa, Frontier, and same-day IAH copy' detail: >- Official Airlines leftover still prints seasonal Houston without dates. Herald leftover 31 Aug 2026 dates winter IAH 19 Dec 2026–27 Mar 2027, Wednesdays and Saturdays, on a 70-seat aircraft. Wikipedia leftover still reprints Mesa CRJ-900s, Frontier, Delta Salt Lake City, and three boarding gates. Confirm the day's FIDS. summary: >- The 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware board showed United mainline 737s and SkyWest to Denver, American mainline A319s to Dallas/Fort Worth, and SkyWest CRJ-700s to Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Sky Dine landside zone: landside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Terminal Information leftover names Sky Dine for the pre-security concession. Confirm hours on the day while the leftover 2026 remodel is still finishing rooms. location: Pre-security food and retail room before the TSA checkpoint terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Sky Dine airside zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Terminal Information leftover also names post-security food, beverage, and retail. Official leftover CivicAlerts 4501 leftover-prints those rooms coming online at different times in 2026. location: >- Post-security gate area with the leftover Sky Dine kitchen, bar, coffee, and retail rooms terminal: Passenger Terminal - kind: refill name: Confirm a fountain near restrooms zone: airside summary: >- Official Accessibility leftover names at-grade restrooms with grab rails. Empty a bottle through TSA, then confirm a fountain on the day. location: >- Official pages print no fountain map; confirm near restrooms landside by bags and airside past the leftover May 2026 checkpoint terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7.1 slug: dro region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/dro](/airports/dro). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/dro) - [Lounge directory](/airports/dro/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO) Durango, United States · North America A one-campus Four Corners field with United to Denver and American to Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix, $10 official parking after a free first hour, Uber and Lyft at the curb, and no ticketed lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.3 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 282,549 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax campus - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 83% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Ski and Mesa Verde trips that stay on the one-campus field - Drivers who want a $10 official lot after a free first hour - Travelers connecting over DEN, DFW, or PHX ## Watch out for - No lounge — Priority Pass Durango URL is 404 - American.com leftover still prints PreCheck Not Available - Official Airlines leftover still prints seasonal IAH without dates - Wikipedia leftover still lists Mesa CRJ-900s, Frontier, and Delta Salt Lake City ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/dro/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/dro/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/dro/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/dro/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/dro/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/dro/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/dro/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/dro/reviews.md) (free)