Eagle County Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Eagle County | ||||||||||
Serves | Vail and Eagle County, Colorado | ||||||||||
Location | Gypsum, Colorado | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,547 ft / 1,996 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°38′33″N 106°55′04″W / 39.64250°N 106.91778°W | ||||||||||
Website | flyege | ||||||||||
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Eagle County Regional Airport (IATA: EGE, ICAO: KEGE, FAA LID: EGE) is a public airport in Gypsum, Colorado, United States. The airport is also sometimes advertised as the Vail/Eagle Airport by airlines and other entities as it is located 4 miles (3.5 nmi; 6.4 km) from Eagle and 37 miles (32 nmi; 60 km) from Vail. It covers 632 acres (256 ha) and has one runway.[1] It is primary commercial airport for the Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts, and as a result service is highly seasonal, with more flights in the winter than the rest of the year.
The airport is also popular with private aviation destination and hosts fixed-base operators and private jet charter operators.