Airports / Colorado / GUC
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport
KGUC / GUCGunnison, ColoradoELEV 7,680 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (KGUC / GUC) is a mid-sized airport serving Gunnison, Colorado. The field lies at an elevation of 7,680 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
GUC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE, 41 nm), Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ, 45 nm), and Telluride Regional Airport (TEX, 58 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GUC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GUC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“The terminal is compact, spotless, and very easy to navigate.”
Jesse Dunn5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Unlike the chaotic atmosphere of larger airports, this place has a surprisingly calm and welcoming vibe.”
Jesse Dunn5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“If you’re heading to Crested Butte or the Gunnison area, flying into GUC makes for a seamless experience.”
Jesse Dunn5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KGUC
IATA
GUC
FAA / Local
GUC
Elevation
7,680 ft
Coordinates
38.5347° N · 106.9346° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs CO fields
state range 3,706–9,927 ft
At 7,680 ft, GUC sits higher than 87% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmASEAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)Aspen
- 45nmMTJMontrose Regional AirportMontrose
- 58nmTEXTelluride Regional AirportTelluride
- 67nmEGEEagle County Regional AirportEagle
- 70nmRILGarfield County Regional AirportRifle
- 83nmGJTGrand Junction Regional AirportGrand Junction
Location
Open the full mapKGUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison, CO
From the ramp
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