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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDenver Air Connection will launch daily flights on December\n16 from Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) to the Telluride Regional Airport (TEX),\noperated on a Dornier 328JET, and running through April 5, 2022. Denver Air is\nknown for its phenomenal customer service, and the Dornier 328JET offers a\ncomfortable 30-seat configuration with full in-flight services. Flight time\nfrom PHX-TEX will be just 70 minutes in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe flights from PHX to TEX hands-down offer Phoenicians\nthe quickest and easiest way to get to major North American skiing,\u201d said\nColorado Flights CEO Matt Skinner. \u201cWe have listened to consistent requests\nfrom both Valley and Telluride residents over the last several years to put\nthese flights back into TEX and are thrilled to have found an answer with the\nfirst-ever jet service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTelluride is a unique destination frequented by many\nArizonans,\u201d said Phoenix Director of Aviation Services, Chad Makovsky. \u201cWe\nwelcome Denver Air Connection to Sky Harbor, and we are grateful for the\nopportunity to provide our residents with convenient service to Telluride while\nallowing Colorado residents great access to the Phoenix area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDenver Air Connection is proud to operate the world\u2019s only\nscheduled jet service in and out of the Telluride Regional Airport, and we are\ngrateful for the trust and support our partner, Colorado Flights, puts in us,\u201d\nsaid Cliff Honeycutt, President of Denver Air Connection. \u201cWhen we began\nservice from Denver to Telluride, there was already a shared vision to expand\nservice and options for travelers to Telluride. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport has\nbeen most welcoming, and we look forward to beginning daily round trips in\nDecember.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nestled within Southwest Colorado\u2019s dramatic San Juan\nMountains, Telluride, Colorado, is known for its world-class alpine skiing,\nawe-inspiring landscapes and vibrant summer festival season. Telluride has been\nranked the #1 Ski Resort in North America by Conde Nast five of the last six\nyears. Telluride is served by two regional airports: Telluride (TEX), just 10\nminutes from town and the slopes, and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), a scenic\n75-minute shuttle ride to the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
America West\/US Airways successfully flew turbo-prop\naircraft from PHX-TEX from 1993-2011, when those aircraft were relocated or\nretired. Flights then shifted to the Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) from PHX\nwith American Airlines, which also continue to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Denver Air Connection\u2019s relationship with United enables travelers to book and connect through the global United network to the TEX airport. Travelers can book now at www.united.com<\/a> [united.com] and www.denverairconnection.com<\/a> [denverairconnection.com].<\/p>\n\n\n\n For area resort and reservations information, please visit www.tellurideskiresort.com<\/a> [tellurideskiresort.com] or www.telluride.com, and for flight information, please visit www.coloradoflights.org<\/a> [coloradoflights.org]. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Skiers and snowboarders in the Valley will welcome the return of a favorite Colorado ski flight, with service from Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) to Telluride (TEX) set to resume this winter. With the Telluride Regional Airport located just 10 minutes from town and the slopes, and flights set to be operated on a jet for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arizona","category-colorado"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19507,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19505\/revisions\/19507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}