Editing Durango, Colorado (section)

==Transportation==
Durango is served by [[U.S. Highway 160 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 160]] (the [[Old Spanish Trail (trade route)|Old Spanish Trail]]), running east–west, and [[U.S. Highway 550 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 550]], running north–south. Part of U.S. 550 offers high-speed access (primarily a 4-lane, divided highway) to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. North of Durango, 550 is nicknamed the [[Million Dollar Highway]], and is part of the scenic [[San Juan Skyway]].

Durango is served by [[Durango–La Plata County Airport]] ([[IATA]] code: DRO), a major regional airport for southwestern Colorado, located near [[Ignacio, Colorado]]. The airport is serviced year-round by regional carriers [[Mesa Airlines]] ([[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]), [[SkyWest Airlines]] (American Eagle and [[United Express]]), [[Republic Airways]] (United Express), and [[Envoy Air]] (American Eagle).

As of 2014, regional connecting hubs to DRO include [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] (DFW), [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] (PHX), and [[Denver International Airport]] (DEN).

Durango Transit provides several loop bus routes in the community, including [[Fort Lewis College]]. Normal hours of operation are weekdays from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm. Ignacio Road Runner provides bus service to the nearby towns of Ignacio, Colorado, and [[Bayfield, Colorado]], with four trips daily on weekdays and one on Saturdays. Both services share the Durango Transit Center as a hub.

[[Greyhound Lines]] formerly served Durango, but after budget cuts, the service was discontinued. Since 2014, Road Runner Transit (a service of Southern Ute Community Action Programs) has restored daily bus service between Grand Junction and Durango.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/75736 |title=Bus service to Grand Junction to resume |author=Dale Rodebaugh |date=July 11, 2014 |newspaper=Durango Herald |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813122545/https://durangoherald.com/articles/75736 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2018, Road Runner's service has been incorporated into the larger mantle of the state-run program [[Bustang]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armijo |first1=Patrick |title=Road Runner bus line to join state network |url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/201794-road-runner-bus-line-to-join-state-network |newspaper=The Durango Herald |date=December 31, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804145443/https://durangoherald.com/articles/201794-road-runner-bus-line-to-join-state-network |url-status=dead }}</ref>