Airports / Colorado / HDN
Yampa Valley Airport
KHDN / HDNHayden, ColoradoELEV 6,606 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE).
Overview
Yampa Valley Airport, listed as KHDN / HDN, is a mid-sized airport in Hayden, Colorado. The airport sits 6,606 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into HDN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE, 52 nm), Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL, 62 nm), and Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE, 77 nm).
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What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“The people are generally kind and TSA is efficient.”
Drea Hawkins4★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“The planes always park on the runway and you have to walk off, down a ramp, and into the airport which is different and kind of cool… definitely pack a coat or…”
Drea Hawkins4★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“The baggage claim is easy to navigate as it is small and relatively straightforward.”
Drea Hawkins4★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“The planes always park on the runway and you have to walk off, down a ramp, and into the airport which is different and kind of cool… definitely pack a coat or…”
Drea Hawkins4★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
KHDN
IATA
HDN
FAA / Local
HDN
Elevation
6,606 ft
Coordinates
40.4812° N · 107.2180° 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 6,606 ft, HDN sits higher than 67% 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.
- 52nmEGEEagle County Regional AirportEagle
- 62nmRILGarfield County Regional AirportRifle
- 77nmASEAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)Aspen
- 80nmRWLRawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey FieldRawlins
- 86nmLARLaramie Regional AirportLaramie
- 101nmFNLNorthern Colorado Regional AirportLoveland
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKHDN · Yampa Valley Airport · Hayden, CO
From the ramp
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