Pueblo Memorial Airport - PUB Colorado
Pueblo Memorial Airport serves and is based in Pueblo, Colorado. It has an IATA code of PUB and three asphalt runways, with the longest runway measuring nearly 2 miles. The main passenger airline that operates out of Pueblo Memorial Airport is United Express, which heads to Denver and Kansas. In 2011, the airport was estimated to have nearly 500 aircraft-related operations per day.
Best Time to Visit
Pueblo Memorial Airport was originally Pueblo Army Air Base in the 1940s under the U.S. Army Air Forces. The site became a civil airport after governance was handed over to city of Pueblo. Today, flight-training programs are still being held at Pueblo Memorial Airport. The Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society still proudly preserves much of Pueblo’s aviation history. Pueblo Memorial Airport is only 48 minutes away from Colorado Springs and an hour and a half away from Palmer Lake. The airport is also a few hours’ drive away from one of Texas’s most popular counties - El Paso County.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The StealCity Retreat is along Kennedy Street, approximately 5 miles from Pueblo Memorial Airport. Families can rent small villas good for at least a week’s stay. The rooms are spacious, and the kitchen amenities are complete and efficient. Santa Fe Inn has lower budget but spacious cozy rooms and an outdoor communal pool. Alternative hotels situated 120minute drive from the airport are the SpringHill Suites Pueblo Downtown and Courtyard by Marriott Pueblo Downtown.
At what is approximately a 41-minute drive from Pueblo Memorial Airport is Fremont County Airport, based in Canon City.
