No. The Durango-La Plata County Airport does not receive any local tax money. The Durango-La Plata County Airport is considered an enterprise fund. This means that we generate all of own revenue.
The Durango-La Plata County Airport receives revenue from:
- Airlines
- Parking
- Car Rentals
- Airplane Hangers
- Other Vendors and Tentants
The Durango-La Plata County Airport does receive money for specific airport improvement projects from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA offers a program, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), to help pay for these projects a tax is added to airline tickets to help pay for some of these expensive projects.