General aviation field
McElroy Airfield, Kremmling.
- Longest paved runway
- 5,540 ft
- Field elevation
- 7,411 ft
- Runway-capable types
- 8 of 24
- Coordinates
- 40.05, -106.37
McElroy Airfield's 5,540 ft of runway is shorter than most of the 67 jet-capable fields in Colorado, and at 7,411 ft the field is high enough that density altitude takes a real bite out of what that runway will accept on a warm afternoon. 8 of the 24 types we broker clear it; the runway rules out 16. The nearest city we publish corridors for is Aspen, 63 miles away.
Access
Getting here
Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.
- 63 mi38 minShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 87 mi42 minShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 333 mi1 h 25 mShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 464 mi1 h 48 mfrom $3,299one way, all‑in indicative
- 473 mi1 h 49 mfrom $3,365one way, all‑in indicative
- 540 mi2 h 01 mfrom $3,839one way, all‑in indicative
- 550 mi2 h 03 mfrom $3,913one way, all‑in indicative
- 726 mi2 h 33 mfrom $5,166one way, all‑in indicative
From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted. Short legs sit at the smallest cabin's daily minimum, so we show distance and time for those and price them on request.
Runway
What can operate here
Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.
This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.
Turboprop
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~3,239 ft here
- Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~4,034 ft here
Light jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~4,168 ft here
- Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,887 ft here
- Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~4,521 ft here
- Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,924 ft here
Midsize jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~4,376 ft here
- Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~4,351 ft here
Ruled out by runway length: Dassault Falcon 2000LXS, Embraer Praetor 600, Gulfstream G280, Bombardier Challenger 300, Cessna Citation Longitude, Bombardier Challenger 350 and 10 more — the shortest of these needs about 5,714 ft here.
Alternates
Nearby alternates
The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.