Telluride Regional Airport is located at 9,078 feet and is
the highest commercial service airport in the United States. The
master plan focused on meeting runway safety area (RSA) standards for the
mix of business jets currently using the airport. Sitting on top
a mesa, significant fill and the development of large retaining walls is
necessary to meet RSA standards; therefore, the master plan focused on
defining critical runway lengths to limit the amount of fill needed. This
included examining the departure and landing lengths of three regional
jet aircraft and six business jets to determine an optimal runway length.
Declared distances were planned to increase departure lengths. The
capital program focused on the financial feasibility and phasing to implement
the estimated $60 million five year capital program to rebuild the runway
and meet RSA standards. The master plan developed a demand-based
landside program to segregate passenger airline, based aircraft, and transient
aircraft users with the development of a segregated airline terminal, general
aviation terminal, and aircraft storage areas.
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