Perry Stokes Airport
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Perry Stokes Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 The terminal building, viewed from the apron | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Las Animas County[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Northeast of Trinidad, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,760 ft / 1,756 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°15′33.76″N 104°20′26.43″W / 37.2593778°N 104.3406750°W | ||||||||||||||
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Perry Stokes Airport (IATA: TAD, ICAO: KTAD) is 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Trinidad, Colorado, United States. From 1949–50 to 1957 it was on Continental's route between Denver and Albuquerque, one DC-3 a day each way; it had commuter-airline flights in 1969–71, and possibly none since.
Facilities
[edit]The airport covers 650 acres (263 ha) and has two runways:
- 3/21: 5,500 x 100 ft (30 m), asphalt
- 9/27: 5,500 x 100 ft (30 m), gravel/dirt
History
[edit]Built in 1936 by the Works Project Administration, it was originally named Trinidad Airport. It takes its current name from Perry F. Stokes, an early airport manager and flight instructor.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About us". Las Animas County, Colorado. 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
Perry Stokes Airport is located northeast of Trinidad Colorado. The airport is owned by Las Animas County.
- ^ "Perry Stokes Airport - Trinidad, CO - Airports on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Perry F. Stokes". Colorado Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
External links
[edit]- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TAD
- AirNav airport information for KTAD
- ASN accident history for TAD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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