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
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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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
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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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
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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De-icing
Available
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
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