Easier Flying into Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN)
Flying into Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN) is one of the best things about visiting Steamboat Springs, unless you happen to get re-routed back to Denver in bad weather and end up losing a day of your ski vacation.
Yampa Valley Regional Airport is a small airport only 22 miles from Steamboat that flies in jets and offers non-stop flights from major US cities.
A new radar system should vastly improve the number of flights that land in Hayden.
USA Today had a front-page story today about the new radar system which will increase the number of landings per hour from four to ten or more and allow jets to land in most types of weather.
The article says:
” The new system follows flights to Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, Colo., which has large jet service from several airlines. It also covers three airports serving private planes in the towns Steamboat Springs, Craig and Rifle.
The system should offer dramatic improvements for skiers flying to resorts such as Steamboat Springs, according to the FAA.
Without radar, controllers could only allow about four arrivals an hour at those airports in poor visibility, which could trigger lengthy delays or flight diversions.”
Posted: October 12th, 2009 under Flight Information.
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