Identifier
DRO
Durango-La Plata County Airport Map Print (DRO)
DRO
KDRO
Durango, Colorado
$55
✓ Free US shipping · Made to Order
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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Printed in the USA
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Durango'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 Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO), 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 Durango'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.
Durango-La Plata County
DRO · Durango, Colorado
37.1515° N · 107.7538° W
Field elevation 6,689 ft
Field elevation 6,689 ft
ICAO code
KDRO
Field elevation
6,689ft
Runways
1
Magnetic variation
10°E
Runways
03/219,201 × 150 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Durango-La Plata County Airport Runway Diagram Print
Durango-La Plata County Airport works a single asphalt runway, 03/21 at 9,201 by 150 feet, and the diagram is essentially that one line. The strip crosses the sheet as a long diagonal running southwest to northeast, with a full length parallel taxiway tracking it on the northwest side and short connectors tying the two together at intervals. Field elevation is 6,689 feet above sea level and magnetic variation is 10E. Nothing crosses the runway, so the composition rests on the diagonal plus the ramp, terminal and hangar shapes that stack along the northwest edge and thicken toward the 21 end.
The field opened to commercial airline service in 1946. The first scheduled flight left in 1946, on November 27, when Monarch Air Lines flew a Douglas DC-3 toward Denver with stops at Monte Vista, Canon City, Pueblo and Colorado Springs. By April 1947 the route map had added Albuquerque and Salt Lake City, each with several stops en route, and Durango served as the connecting point for all three lines. The airport closed for the summer of 1977 so the terminal could be expanded and the runway lengthened for jets, and Frontier Airlines began flying Boeing 737s into the field that fall.
The airport sits about 12 miles southeast of Durango in La Plata County and covers 1,281 acres, which is why the whole field fits the frame without the linework crowding the edges. Runway designators, lengths and widths follow the published figures, while taxiways, ramp and apron edges are reduced to flat geometry over the ground tone you choose. It is original wall art composed from published airport information and available field depictions, printed to order at a size that reads across a room and holds up close.
Durango (DRO) print, common questions
How many runways does Durango-La Plata County Airport have?
One. Runway 03/21 is 9,201 by 150 feet and is asphalt. On the print it reads as a single long diagonal with its parallel taxiway alongside it.
How long is the runway at DRO, and how high is the field?
Runway 03/21 is 9,201 feet long and 150 feet wide. Field elevation is 6,689 feet above sea level, and that figure is printed in the margin.
What does DRO stand for and where is the airport?
DRO is the IATA code for Durango-La Plata County Airport, roughly 12 miles southeast of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, near 37.15 north, 107.75 west.
Is the diagram accurate to the real airport?
Runway 03/21, its dimensions and the parallel taxiway geometry come from 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 are available, and does this work as a gift?
Every print is made to order in several sizes and finishes, on a ground tone you pick at checkout. It suits pilots who have flown the approach into La Plata County, ski travellers, and anyone with a link to southwest Colorado.
