Grand Junction Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Grand Junction Regional Airport
nativename = Walker Field


IATA = GJT
ICAO = KGJT
FAA = GJT
type = Public
owner = Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority
operator =
city-served = Grand Junction, Colorado
location =
elevation-f = 4,858
elevation-m = 1,481
coordinates = coord|39|07|21|N|108|31|36|W|type:airport
website = [http://www.walkerfield.com/ www.WalkerField.com]
r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 10,501
r1-length-m = 3,201
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 4/22
r2-length-f = 5,502
r2-length-m = 1,677
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 78,267
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 204
footnotes = Sources: airport website [http://www.walkerfield.com/ Grand Junction Regional Airport] , official website] and FAAFAA-airport|ID=GJT|use=PU|own=PU|site=02624.*A, effective 2008-06-05]

Grand Junction Regional Airport airport codes|GJT|KGJT|GJT [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/GJT Great Circle Mapper: GJT / KGJT - Grand Junction, Colorado] ] is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Grand Junction, a city in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest airport in western Colorado.Fact|date=June 2007

The airport opened in 1930 as Grand Junction Municipal Airport. In 1942 it was renamed Walker Field for Walter Walker, a former publisher of The Daily Sentinel newspaper who helped obtain funds and business support for the airport. The airport and the airport authority were both renamed on May 15, 2007. Grand Junction Regional Airport is undergoing a $20 million renovation, of which $700,000 is designated to pay for signs containing the new name. The airport's terminal and fire building will continue to be named for Walker and a new $19 million roadway under construction will be called Walter Walker Blvd.cite web
url=http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=70184
title=Walker Field becomes Grand Junction Regional Airport
publisher=Associated Press
date=May 16, 2007] [cite web
url=http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20070515/COMMUNITY_NEWS/70514006&SearchID=73282436110466
title=Mayors want Walker Field to keep its name
publisher=Grand Junction Free Press
date=May 15, 2007]

Facilities and aircraft

Grand Junction Regional Airport covers an area of 2,357 acres (954 ha) at an elevation of 4,858 feet (1,481 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 10,501 by 150 feet (3,201 x 46 m) and 4/22 measuring 5,502 by 75 feet (1,677 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 78,267 aircraft operations, an average of 214 per day: 66% general aviation, 26% air taxi, 6% military and 2% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 204 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 1% jet and 1% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

* Allegiant Air (Las Vegas)
* American Airlines
** American Eagle (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
* Delta Air Lines
** Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City)
*Frontier Airlines
**Frontier Airlines operated by Lynx Aviation (Denver)
* United Airlines
** United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Denver)
** United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver)
* US Airways
** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)

References

External links

* [http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/Grand%20Junction.htm Grand Junction Regional Airport] at Colorado DOT airport directory
*Wikimapia|39.122412|-108.526735|13
*FAA-diagram|00634
*FAA-procedures|GJT
*US-airport|GJT