AviatDataCortez Municipal Airport CEZ / KCEZ
Cortez, Colorado · United States · City of Cortez
18kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAKCEZ / CEZ
OperatorCity of Cortez
Coordinates37.3030°N, 108.6280°W
Elevation5,918 ft · 1,804 m
Time zoneMT (UTC-7/-6 DST)
Passengers / yr17,640 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceKCEZ — FAA Chart Supplement / d-TPP
Operating hoursUncontrolled, no ATC tower; attended dawn to dusk. CTAF/UNICOM 122.8. No curfew or PPR for scheduled EAS service.
TerminalsSmall single-story municipal terminal with one gate/ramp position; FBO services via Cortez Flying Service.
Runways (1)
- 3/21 · 2,196 m / 7,205 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Publicly owned by the City of Cortez, serving the Four Corners region near Mesa Verde National Park. Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air) provides EAS-subsidized service to Denver (DEN) and Phoenix (PHX) with Fairchild Metroliner turboprops under a contract renewed through September 2028. Uncontrolled field with RNAV (GPS) and VOR approaches; no ILS. Annual figure derived from CY2024 FAA enplanements of 8,820 (x2 for total passengers).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Ramp handlingPassenger handlingFBO / business aviationHangarage & parking
Cortez Flying Service
General-aviation FBO providing ramp handling and aircraft parking (tiedowns and hangars) per the City of Cortez airport page, GlobalAir and AirNav.
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City of Cortez
City of Cortez owns and operates the municipal airport and its passenger terminal, which houses the Denver Air Connection ticket counter; it is the airport authority/operator, not the fuel or aircraft-handling vendor (that role is the FBO, Cortez Flying Service).
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Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air)
Scheduled Essential Air Service carrier operated by Key Lime Air (DBA Denver Air Connection), flying to Denver (DEN) and Phoenix (PHX); it runs its own ticket counter in the main terminal and self-handles its passenger and ramp operations, as no third-party ground handler is named at CEZ (self-handled; not independently confirmed).
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Jet fuel (Jet A / A-1)Avgas (100LL / UL94)
Cortez Flying Service
Full-service FBO at midfield and the only fuel vendor at CEZ, selling both 100LL and Jet A (posted at $7.00 and $8.25 respectively as of 01-Jul-2026 on AirNav).
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Verified 4 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Available
De-icing (Type I)
Cortez Flying Service
Aircraft de-icing advertised as a seasonal service on Cortez Flying Service's own website.
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Part-145 line maintenance
Available
FAA Part 145 approved
Cortez Flying Service
Lists aircraft maintenance among its services (own website and AOPA), consistent with AirNav's 'major' airframe and powerplant listing at the field; not independently confirmed as an FAA-certificated repair station.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed