Craig–Moffat Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Moffat County | ||||||||||
| Location | Craig, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,198 ft / 1,889 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°29′43″N 107°31′18″W / 40.49528°N 107.52167°W | ||||||||||
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Craig–Moffat Airport (IATA: CIG, ICAO: KCAG, FAA LID: CAG) (Craig–Moffat County Airport) is a public airport two miles southeast of Craig, in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[1]
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Craig–Moffat Airport is CAG to the FAA and CIG to the IATA (which assigned CAG to Cagliari Elmas Airport in Italy).
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Craig–Moffat Airport covers 277 acres (112 ha); its one runway (7/25) is 5,606 x 100 ft. (1,709 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 12,000 aircraft operations, average 33 per day, all general aviation.[1]
Past airline service[edit]
During the mid 1970s, the airport was served by Rocky Mountain Airways with flights to Denver (DEN) operated with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft.[2]
Incident[edit]
In 2001, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliner operated by Trans World Airlines mistakenly landed at the airport during a snow shower. TWA flight 641 from St. Louis was scheduled to land at nearby Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) in Hayden, CO, which had a runway nearly twice as long as Craig–Moffat Airport. The plane landed safely, and there were no injuries sustained by the 122 people on board; however, the jet became stuck in the mud as it attempted to navigate the taxiway following the landing.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CAG PDF, effective 2023-09-07
- ^ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Craig to Denver flight schedules
- ^ "TWA plane lands at wrong airport".
External links[edit]
- Craig–Moffat County Airport, official website
- Craig - Moffat County Airport (CAG) at Colorado DOT airport directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CAG, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CAG
- AirNav airport information for KCAG
- ASN accident history for CIG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures