Canyonlands Regional Airport, Moab (IATA: CNY, ICAO: KCNY, FAA LID: CNY) is a regional commercial airport in Grand County, Utah, United States, 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Moab.[1] The airport services two airlines, one subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Canyonlands Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Grand County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Moab, Utah | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,590 ft / 1,399 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°45′18″N 109°45′17″W / 38.75500°N 109.75472°W / 38.75500; -109.75472 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | GrandCountyUtah.net/... | ||||||||||||||
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The Federal Aviation Administration reported 2,870 enplanements (passenger boardings) at the airport in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,982 in 2009, 2,701 in 2010,[3] 9,181 in 2011, 7,955 in 2012, 7,048 in 2013, and 9,843 (unofficial) in 2017. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).
Canyonlands Regional Airport opened about 1964–1965, with the 6,900-foot (2,100 m) runway 15/33, 140-foot (43 m) wide. 1985 airport info This runway was replaced in 1985 with the current northeast–southwest-oriented runway, 75 feet wide.[4] In the latter 2010s, the terminal building was greatly expanded to handle upcoming 50-seat regional jets.
From 1959 to 1965, the original Frontier Airlines served the previous airfield, Grand County Airport (38°29′17″N 109°26′56″W / 38.488°N 109.449°W / 38.488; -109.449), eight miles southeast of Moab, followed by service to Canyonlands from 1965 to 1975. In 1959, Frontier Douglas DC-3s flew direct to Denver with stops in Grand Junction, Montrose, Gunnison, and Pueblo.[5] From the new airport, Frontier Convair 580s flew direct to Albuquerque, Denver, El Paso, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tucson via intermediate en route stops.[6] By late 1970, Frontier 580s flew to Denver via Grand Junction.[7] Service was paused in 1973 for airport construction at which time Western Air Stages provided flights to Grand Junction using a much smaller Beechcraft Queen Air model 80. Frontier returned in late 1973 but then ended all service by late 1974.
Several commuter airlines then served Moab mainly with flights to Salt Lake City, Denver, or Grand Junction. These carriers are funded through the federal government Essential Air Service Program, and their service comes up for bid every two years. These airlines included:
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| Contour Airlines | Phoenix–Sky Harbor | [14] |
| Redtail Air | Salt Lake City | [14] |
Previous Delta Connection service was operated by regional airline partner SkyWest using CRJ-200 regional jet aircraft. Previous United Express service was operated by SkyWest Airlines via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines and was flown with Canadair CRJ-200s. Both services were replaced by Contour Airlines with service to Phoenix, with Redtail Air offering twice-weekly services to Salt Lake City.[14]
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Canyonlands Regional Airport covers 985 acres (399 ha) at an elevation of 4,555 feet (1,388 m). Its runways, 3/21, is 7,360 by 100 feet (2,243 m × 30 m) asphalt, with displaced thresholds, and a gravel runway which is 2,000 by 60 feet (610 m × 18 m).[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2018 the airport had 15,750 aircraft operations, average 43 per day: 71% general aviation, 28% air taxi, and 2% military. 46 aircraft were then based at this airport: 40 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 3 helicopters and 2 ultralight.[1] The airport will be closed for facility upgrades until May 2018, but the helipad will remain open.
With the addition of regional jets in 2018, the terminal building underwent a major expansion.
On August 22, 2008, a Beechcraft King Air, operating for Southwest Skin and Cancer LLC, leased from Leavitt Group Wings, LLC, impacted hilly terrain about 1.2 miles south of CNY shortly after takeoff in visual meteorological conditions bound for Cedar City Regional Airport. All ten occupants (nine passengers, one pilot) were killed.[15]
On October 1, 2023, a single-engine Piper plane carrying North Dakota senator Doug Larsen, his wife and their two young children crashed 15 miles north of CNY shortly after takeoff. The plane, piloted by Larsen, who was a lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota Army National Guard, stopped to refuel at CNY on the way back to North Dakota after visiting family in Scottsdale.[16]
