Hello Amanda,

Our preparations for another record-breaking winter flight season are nearly complete!

Due to our expected busy flight schedule and TSA staffing challenges we highly recommend passengers and transportation providers arrive at the airport a minimum of two hours prior to scheduled departure times. 

This season all six of our partner airlines return with direct flights to 15 cities and 16 airports across the nation. United, Southwest, American, Delta, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines have all loaded their ski season flights for purchase and the current winter 2023-2024 flight route map and schedule can be found online at https://www.steamboat.com/plan-your-trip/getting-here-and-around/flights.

The Current schedule is below and subject to change throughout the season.

Our Terminal Area Plan (TAP) is the cornerstone of a much needed terminal expansion and is complete; the plan addresses current and future requirements at the airport. The TAP sets the stage for design and construction of a three-phase terminal expansion project starting in the near future. Our TAP calls for a significant increase in terminal space; adding three additional gates with jet bridges, significantly expanding baggage claim and ground transportation areas, and increasing TSA checkpoint and ticketing capacity. We recently added the Financial Analysis Chapter to the existing TAP information; see all the YVRA Terminal Area Plans on our website at https://flysteamboat.com/guiding-documents/; the second Public Open House presentation recording is available at this same link. 

Pictured above is our existing Terminal, below is an image of the Terminal after Phase 1 & 2 Expansion.

We’re completing the installation of a new Parking Access Revenue Control System (PARCS) this week in the paid, commercial, and employee parking lots this week, just in time for the busy winter 2023-2024 flight season. We’re currently experiencing some start-up issues with the new PARCS so we appreciate your patience as we work through these. When fully operational the new PARCS will be a simpler, faster, and more intuitive control system expected to speed entry and exit, and reduce customer frustrations and parking lot issues. To help cover the costs of the new PARCS and expanded parking lot facilities we are raising parking lot rates from $9/day to $10/day starting December 1, 2023; this is the first parking lot rate increase in more than 10 years. The 30-minute parking area and the first hour in our paid parking lot are still free. 

Our General Aviation Development Plan project is complete! This project facilitates and encourages future aviation-related business development at the airport. The project brings an additional 25 acres inside our perimeter fence with direct aircraft access to the airfield. Phase 1 of the project has already been awarded and the developer is set to break ground on eight new hangars in April of next year. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for development of Phase 2 is expected to be published in spring or summer of 2024.

We’re joined The Good Traveler (TGT) program as an Aviation Partner which allows passengers to purchase carbon offsets for their air travel to and from our airport (see https://thegoodtraveler.org/aviation-partners/yampa-valley-regional/). We also welcomed the Yampa Valley Community Foundation as our TGT non-profit partner which allows passengers to designate their funds be returned directly to projects here in the Yampa Valley; more information is available at https://thegoodtraveler.org/partners/yampa-valley-community-foundation/

YVRA still has good paying employment opportunities for the 2023-2024 winter season and beyond. Please contact 970-276-5006 with any questions. To apply for any of the following positions please visit: https://selfservice.co.routt.co.us/ess/employmentopportunities/default.aspx  



• Airport – Full Time, Part Time and Temporary Janitorial Services Worker

Deadline: December 21, 2023

Hiring Range: $21.40 - $28.95/hr

• Airport – Seasonal Security Guard

Deadline: December 21, 2023

Hiring Range: $21.40 - $28.95/hr

• Airport – Seasonal Food Service Bartender

Deadline: December 21, 2023

Hiring Range: $14.98 - $20.27/hr +TIPS

• Airport – Temporary Food Service Counter Attendant

Deadline: December 21, 2023

Hiring Range: $14.98 - $20.27/hr +TIPS