Perry Stokes Airport | |
Iata: | TAD |
Icao: | KTAD |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Las Animas County[1] |
Location: | Northeast of Trinidad, Colorado |
Elevation-F: | 5,760 |
Elevation-M: | 1,756 |
R1-Number: | 3/21 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,500 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,676 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 9/27 |
R2-Length-F: | 5,500 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,676 |
R2-Surface: | Gravel/dirt |
Perry Stokes Airport is 11miles northeast of Trinidad, Colorado, United States. From 1949–50 to 1957 it was on Continental's route between Denver and Albuquerque, one DC-3 a day each way; it had commuter-airline flights in 1969–71, and possibly none since.
The airport covers 650acres and has two runways:
Built in 1936 by the Works Project Administration, it was originally named Trinidad Airport. It takes its current name from Perry F. Stokes, an early airport manager and flight instructor.[2] [3]