# Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ)

> Cortez, US · IATA: CEZ · ICAO: KCEZ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CEZ` |
| ICAO | `KCEZ` |
| City | Cortez |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1804 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 37.30300, -108.62800 |

## Description

Archaeology, not air freight, drives Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) in Colorado's far south-west, twenty minutes from Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings. Opened in 1951 and owned by the City of Cortez, the field has been served since February 2026 by Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air), with three daily round trips to Denver (DEN) and one to Phoenix (PHX). There is no cargo handling: Montezuma County's pinto beans and ranch goods travel US-160 by truck, with Albuquerque (ABQ) the nearest meaningful cargo hub about three and a half hours away. For shippers, anything palletised never sees CEZ — it is a passenger and pickup point for the Four Corners region.

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