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Four Corners Regional Airport

Four Corners Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Farmington
LocationFarmington, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL5,506.6 ft / 1,678 m
Coordinates36°44′28″N 108°13′48″W / 36.74111°N 108.23000°W / 36.74111; -108.23000
Websitewww.fmtn.org/172/Airport
Map
Farmington is located in New Mexico
Farmington
Farmington
Farmington, NM
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
7/25 6,704 2,043 Asphalt
Statistics (for 12 months ending July 31, 2021)
Aircraft operations44,803
Based aircraft87
Four Corners Regional Airport VFR Map (2022)
Four Corners Regional Airport VFR map (2022)

Four Corners Regional Airport (IATA: FMN, ICAO: KFMN, FAA LID: FMN) is in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, in the city of Farmington, which owns it. It is a Class D towered general aviation airport offering daily nonstop United jet service to Denver International Airport (DEN) beginning May 2025. In addition, they offer chartered flight services, flight instruction, and a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO). It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[2]

The airport has free long-term passenger vehicle parking, a full service restaurant and one major car rental company at the terminal, and free WiFi in the terminal area.

Four Corners Regional Airport was previously served by many commercial air service providers and was at one time was the second busiest in the state of New Mexico, behind the Albuquerque International Sunport. Today it is typically the fourth or fifth busiest airport in the state, usually behind Albuquerque International Sunport, Double Eagle II Airport (also in Albuquerque), Santa Fe Regional Airport, Roswell International Air Center, and Lea County Regional Airport serving Hobbs.

Historical airline service

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Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) continued to serve Farmington with DC-3s through the 1950s and added flights to Phoenix making several en-route stops as well. In 1958 Frontier created a mini-hub at Farmington operating 13 flights per day with as many as five DC-3 aircraft on the ground at one time. Through the 1960s Frontier upgraded their aircraft with Convair 340 piston engine aircraft and later with Convair 580 turboprops. By 1981, Frontier had discontinued all flights to Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City; however, the flights to its Denver hub (with a fuel stop in Durango) were upgraded to Boeing 737-200 jetliners from 1982 through 1984. The Denver flights were then reverted to Convair 580 aircraft operated as Frontier Commuter before all service was discontinued in early 1985.[3]

Aspen Airways first came to Farmington for a period in 1979 and flew Convair 580s nonstop to Denver and Albuquerque. The carrier returned to Farmington in 1983 with flights only to Denver[4] and became a United Express affiliate in 1986.[5]

The airport received a Small Community Air Service Development Program grant in 2019 for SkyWest Airlines to begin service to Denver as United Express. The service was set to begin on October 15, 2020, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and later cancelled due to a shortage of pilots at SkyWest. However, once a day inbound and outbound flights between Farmington and Denver resumed in May 2025.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

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Four Corners Regional Airport covers an area of 603 acres (244 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways:[1]

  • Runway 5/23 – 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m)
  • Runway 7/25 – 6,704 x 100 ft (2,043 x 30 m)

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 44,803 aircraft operations, an average of 122 per day: 84% general aviation, 13% air taxi and 3% military. For the period ending July 31, 2021, there were 87 aircraft based at this airport: 70 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet, 4 helicopters, and 2 ultralights.[1] The airport has one terminal for all arrivals and departures, as well as one FBO, Atlantic Aviation.

The data below lists annual total aircraft operations from the FAA's Air Traffic Activity System, 2009 through 2021.[7]

Aircraft operations: FMN 2009–2021[7]
Calendar year Aircraft operations %
2009 59,547
2010 35,312 −40.70%
2011 37,499 6.19%
2012 37,266 -.62%
2013 36,337 −2.49%
2014 34,940 -3.84%
2015 30,615 -12.38%
2016 33,249 8.60%
2017 35,333 6.27%
2018 37,120 5.06%
2019 41,740 12.45%
2020 37,876 -9.26%
2021 44,827 18.35%
Airline passenger enplanements: FMN 2005–2017[7]
Calendar year Airline passenger enplanements %
2005 29,000
2006 27,000
2007 26,000
2008 17,000
2009 11,000
2010 13,000
2011 16,000
2012 16,000
2013 14,000
2014 5,670
2015 3,057
2016 1,354
2017 2,739
2018 0

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinationsRefs
United Express Denver [8]

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
FedEx FeederAlbuquerque
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "FMN Facility Dashboard". FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP). Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. p. 70. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. ^ February 1, 1976, Official Airline Guide[full citation needed]
  4. ^ departedflights.com, July 1, 1983, Official Airline Guide[full citation needed]
  5. ^ departedflights.com, December 15, 1989, Official Airline Guide[full citation needed]
  6. ^ Mayeux, Debra. "Commercial flights return to Farmington's Four Corners Regional Airport in May". The Durango Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "The Operations Network (OPSNET) > Airport Operations". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "SkyWest set to bring commercial air service back to Farmington". KOB4. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.