KEGE
Eagle County Regional Airport
VFR
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Name
Eagle County Regional Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KEGE / EGE / KEGE
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:26 am (MST)
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Municipality
Eagle
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Coordinates
39° 38′ 33″ N 106° 55′ 4″ E
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Elevation
6’548 ft (1’996 m MSL)
About Eagle County Regional Airport
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. 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.