Identifier
CEZ
Cortez Municipal Airport Map Print (CEZ)
CEZ
KCEZ
Cortez, Colorado
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
Size
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Cortez's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Cortez's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Cortez Municipal
CEZ · Cortez, Colorado
37.3030° N · 108.6280° W
Field elevation 5,918 ft
Field elevation 5,918 ft
ICAO code
KCEZ
Field elevation
5,918ft
Runways
1
Magnetic variation
12°E
Runways
03/217,205 × 100 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Cortez Municipal Airport Runway Diagram Print
Cortez Municipal Airport works a single runway, and the print is that one line: 3/21, 7,205 by 100 feet of asphalt, laid on a diagonal from the lower left of the sheet to the upper right. Field elevation is 5,918 feet above sea level and magnetic variation is 12E, so the plotted heading sits well off true north. A full length parallel taxiway runs along the northwest side, tied to the runway at both ends and again near the middle, and the ramp steps off that taxiway at midfield with a row of small hangar blocks stacked beside it. That is the whole composition: one long stroke corner to corner, a lighter line shadowing it, and a cluster of detail where the airplanes park.
Scheduled airline service reached Cortez in 1949, when Monarch Airlines flew the first passenger flights in with Douglas DC-3s. By 1977 Frontier Airlines, Monarch's successor, was running Convair 580 turboprops direct to Albuquerque and Denver and nonstop to nearby Farmington, and Frontier had stopped serving the town by 1982. The odder arrival came on the night of August 3, 1959, when a United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 made a forced landing on this runway. Major Hsi-Chun Mike Hua had lost his engine on a training flight out of Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, set up a glide, worked down through a valley, and put the aircraft onto a lighted airport that was not on his map and that he had not known was there. Cortez was the only field in the area with a runway lit overnight.
As art, the field is left to speak plainly. Runway designators, lengths and widths follow the published figures, and the taxiway, ramp and hangar footprints are reduced to flat geometry over the ground tone you choose. The airport covers 622 acres, and with one runway and one parallel taxiway the drawing has room to breathe: the diagonal carries the eye corner to corner while the margin holds the identifier, the coordinates and the 5,918 feet of elevation. This is original wall art composed from published airport information and available field depictions rather than a navigation document, printed to order at a size that reads across a room and still holds up close.
Cortez (CEZ) print, common questions
How many runways does Cortez Municipal Airport have, and how high is the field?
One. Runway 3/21 is 7,205 by 100 feet of asphalt, the only runway and therefore the longest, and it carries the whole print, with a full length parallel taxiway drawn alongside it. Field elevation is 5,918 feet above sea level, and that figure is set in the margin of the print.
What does CEZ stand for and where is the airport?
CEZ is the IATA code for Cortez Municipal Airport, three miles southwest of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado, at roughly 37.30 north, 108.63 west. The field is also known as Montezuma County Airport.
How busy is the airport?
In 2019 the airport recorded 9,834 aircraft operations, an average of 27 a day, with 26 aircraft based on the field. It is an uncontrolled airport with no control tower.
Did a U-2 really land at Cortez?
Yes. On August 3, 1959 a United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 made a forced night landing here after its engine failed on a training flight from Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas. The pilot, Major Hsi-Chun Mike Hua, glided to a lighted airport he had not known existed.
Is the diagram accurate to the real airport?
The runway designator, its length and width, the parallel taxiway and the ramp geometry follow published airport information for the field. It is original wall art, not a chart: fine details may be simplified or omitted, including minor taxiway markings, signage and small structures, and it is not for navigation.
What sizes can I get, and does this work as a gift?
Each print is made to order in a range of sizes and finishes, on a ground tone you pick at checkout. It lands well with anyone who has flown into Cortez, trained in the Four Corners country, or keeps a connection to this stretch of southwest Colorado.
