Four Corners Regional Airport

forth.” Lewis is convinced that once passenger service returns, the Airport will be able to bring traffic back from Albuquerque, which is a three-hour automobile drive away, and Durango, as well, based upon Four Corners’ physical advantages. “We have two runways oriented differently into the relative wind, so we usually never have any kind of a crosswind issue, whereas Durango has a single runway, and sometimes flights divert from there to land here to wait for the wind to either change direction or speed so they can return to Durango. We also have an air traffic control tower and Durango doesn’t.” Future plans at Four Corners Regional include the possible development of some property on the north side of the Airport for a new business park, and some land on the west side of the Airport that Lewis is eyeing for possible acquisition. “We’re in a very unique position, in that the Airport property that we currently