Elko Regional Airport Guide
Elko Regional Airport (EKO, KEKO) sits at an elevation of 5,140 feet (1,570 meters), about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of downtown Elko in northeastern Nevada. The City of Elko owns the airport. It was the terminus of the first scheduled U.S. air mail run on April 6, 1926. It has also been known as Elko Airport, Keddie Field and Elko Municipal Airport.
SkyWest Airlines flies the only scheduled service, operating as a Delta Connection to Salt Lake City. SkyWest has served the airport since 1982. United Air Lines served Elko for decades before ending its 737 flights in 1982. The Salt Lake City route carried about 16,000 passengers in 2025.
Two asphalt runways serve the field. Runway 6/24 measures 7,454 by 150 feet (2,272 by 46 meters) and runway 12/30 measures 3,015 by 60 feet. The airport recorded 13,863 aircraft operations in the year ending September 30, 2022, about 38 a day. General aviation made up 75 percent, airline flights 20 percent and air taxi 5 percent. Seventy-two aircraft were based at the field.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 2 runways
- Location
- 40.825, -115.792
- Operator
- City of Elko
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalElko Regional Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalDomestic
SkyWest Airlines
Nearby cities
3 citiesElko Regional Airport is closest to Elko (3 km east), and also serves Spring Creek, Carlin and other nearby areas. With 3 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Elko3 km east
- Spring Creek24 km southeast
- Carlin38 km west
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