San Luis Valley Regional Airport Explained
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport |
| Nativename: | Bergman Field |
| Iata: | ALS |
| Icao: | KALS |
| Faa: | ALS |
| Wmo: | 72462 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City and County of Alamosa |
| City-Served: | San Luis Valley, Southern Colorado, Northern New Mexico |
| Location: | 2490 State Avenue, Alamosa, Colorado 81101 |
| Elevation-F: | 7,539 |
| Elevation-M: | 2,298 |
| Website: | San Luis Valley Regional Airport |
| Coordinates: | 37.435°N -105.8664°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | ALS |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 2/20 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,521 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,597 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 1/31/2018) |
| Stat1-Data: | 8,403 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 26 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
San Luis Valley Regional Airport (Bergman Field) is two miles south of Alamosa, in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. It sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport reached 10,000 enplanements for the first time in its EAS participation with Boutique Air and is now classified as a non-hub primary airport.[2]
History
The airport was conceived in 1939 and construction began later that year. It was opened in early 1941. It is now owned by the City and County of Alamosa and is named for Carl A. Bergman (1908–1988), a local businessman and initial supporter of the airport. The first airline flights were Monarch DC-3s in 1946–47; Monarch's successor Frontier started service in 1982 with Convair 580's.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,700 acres (688 ha) at an elevation of 7,539 feet (2,298 m). It has one runway: 2/20 is 8,521 by 100 feet (2,597 x 30 m) asphalt .
In the year ending January 31, 2018 the airport had 8,403 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 52% general aviation, 30% air taxi, and 18% military. 26 aircraft were then based at the airport: 20 single-engine and 6 multi-engine. The airport is an uncontrolled airport that has no control tower.[3]
Airline and destination
Scheduled passenger service:
Statistics
Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of ALS
(April 2022 - March 2023) [4] ! Rank! City! Passengers| 1 | Denver, CO | 9,000 | |
Year! style="text-align:right;" | 2009 [5] | 2010 [6] | 2011 [7] | 2012 [8] | 2013[9] | 2014[10] | 2015[11] | 2016[12] | 2017[13] | 2018[14] | 2019[15] |
|---|
| Enplanements | 6,279 | 6,737 | 7,104 | 6,959 | 6,983 | 3,920 | 3,105 | 3,863 | 6,494 | 7,125 | 10,044 |
|---|
| Change | 12.32% | 7.29% | 5.45% | 2.04% | 0.34% | 43.86% | 20.79% | 24.41% | 68.11% | 9.72% | 40.97% |
|---|
| Airline | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Great Lakes Airlines | Boutique Air | Boutique Air | Boutique Air |
|---|
| Destination(s) | Denver | Denver | Denver | Denver | Denver | Denver----Farmington | Denver----Farmington | Denver | Albuquerque----Denver | Denver | Denver | |
|---|
See also
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2960) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2006-7-19: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado for two years, beginning August 1, 2006. Alamosa will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) at an annual subsidy rate of $1,150,268. Cortez will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend at an annual subsidy rate of $796,577. Each community will be served with 19-passenger Beech 1900-D aircraft.
- Order 2008-5-34: reselecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service (EAS) at annual subsidy rates of $1,853,475 at Alamosa, Colorado, and $1,295,562 at Cortez, through July 31, 2010.
- Order 2010-7-5: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to continue providing subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado, for the two-year period beginning August 1, 2010, at the annual subsidy rates of $1,987,155 and $1,847,657, respectively.
External links
Notes and References
- . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
- Web site: Alamosa airport flies to new heights. 2020-07-13. Alamosa News.
- Web site: AirNav: KALS - San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field.
- Web site: RITA | BTS | Transtats . Transtats.bts.gov . February 22, 2017.
- Web site: 2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). November 23, 2010. CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 891 KB.
- Web site: 2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 4, 2011. CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 189 KB.
- Web site: 2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 9, 2012. CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration.
- Web site: 2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport. October 31, 2013. CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration.
- Web site: All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements. May 25, 2020.
- Web site: Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State.
- Web site: Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State.
- Web site: Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
- Web site: Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
- Web site: Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
- Web site: Preliminary Calendar Year 2019 Enplanements at All Airports.
