# Elko Regional Airport (EKO / KEKO)

**Elko Regional Airport** (IATA: EKO, ICAO: KEKO) is a medium airport in Elko, Nevada, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,454 ft (2,272 m). In 2025 it handled 32 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keko

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EKO / KEKO
- FAA: EKO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Elko, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 5,140 ft / 1,567 m
- Coordinates: 40.8249, -115.7920
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,454 ft / 2,272 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 31,765 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.flyelkonevada.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elko_Regional_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5364362
- Weather station: KEKO
- Ident: KEKO

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Elko Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 7,454 ft / 2,272 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 069° / 249° | yes |
| 12/30 | 3,015 ft / 919 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° |  |

- 12/30 slopes 2.0%: threshold 30 at 5,080 ft / 1,548 m, threshold 12 at 5,140 ft / 1,567 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00129AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 26,973 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 29,475 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 33,491 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 36,129 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 39,480 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 20,457 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 30,816 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 17,580 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 21,027 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 25,482 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 31,765 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 199 mi / 321 km · Delta Connection

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EKO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 32K (2025) | #2,271 of 3,974 | #528 in North America | #359 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,454 ft / 2,272 m | =3,152 of 29,858 | #690 in North America | #513 in US |
| Elevation | 5,140 ft / 1,567 m | #1,846 of 43,403 | #953 in North America | #724 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| CNTR | SALT LAKE CNTR | 132.250 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.000 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [03NV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/03nv.md) Llama Ranch Airport · 31 mi / 49 km
- [NV22](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nv22.md) Red Rock Ranch Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [NV04](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nv04.md) Marys River Ranch Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [US-6456](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6456.md) Jack Creek Ranch Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [NV89](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nv89.md) Red Owl Ranch Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [08U](https://dromopedia.com/airports/08u.md) Stevens-Crosby Airport · 48 mi / 77 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Elko Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elko_Regional_Airport&oldid=1374364660), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keko/data