General aviation field
Walden Jackson County Airport.
- Longest paved runway
- 5,901 ft
- Field elevation
- 8,153 ft
- Runway-capable types
- 10 of 24
- Coordinates
- 40.75, -106.27
Walden Jackson County Airport's 5,901 ft of runway is shorter than most of the 67 jet-capable fields in Colorado, and at 8,153 ft the field is high enough that density altitude takes a real bite out of what that runway will accept on a warm afternoon. 10 of the 24 types we broker clear it; the runway rules out 14. The nearest city we publish corridors for is Aspen, 110 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.
- 110 mi46 minShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 110 mi46 minShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 302 mi1 h 19 mShort legpriced at the daily minimum
- 425 mi1 h 41 mfrom $3,021one way, all‑in indicative
- 453 mi1 h 46 mfrom $3,225one way, all‑in indicative
- 579 mi2 h 08 mfrom $4,118one way, all‑in indicative
- 582 mi2 h 08 mfrom $4,142one way, all‑in indicative
- 754 mi2 h 38 mfrom $5,362one 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 ~3,298 ft here
- Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~4,107 ft here
Light jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~4,244 ft here
- Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,958 ft here
- Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~4,604 ft here
- Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,995 ft here
Midsize jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~4,456 ft here
- Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~4,431 ft here
Super-midsize
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~5,871 ft here
Heavy jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~5,818 ft here
Ruled out by runway length: Gulfstream G280, Bombardier Challenger 300, Cessna Citation Longitude, Bombardier Challenger 350, Hawker 800XP, Cessna Citation X+ and 8 more — the shortest of these needs about 5,912 ft here.
Alternates
Nearby alternates
The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.