Another New Mexico Airport Regains Service

After nearly eight years, SkyWest and United will bring air service back to a small New Mexico city.

Joey Gerardi

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM ET

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A United Express CRJ-200 arriving into Chicago O’Hare. [Credit: AirlineGeeks/ Joey Gerardi]

Key Takeaways:

Farmington, New Mexico, will regain commercial air service on May 8, 2025, with daily United Express flights operated by SkyWest Airlines to Denver, ending an almost eight-year hiatus.
The service is supported by an $850,000 federal grant and a unique two-year, $6.9 million "risk-sharing agreement" with SkyWest, where the city pays only if passenger revenue doesn't cover the airline's operational costs.
Farmington is the fifth New Mexico city to restore air service, highlighting the state's success, aided by state and federal grants, in re-establishing regional air connectivity.

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Farmington, New Mexico, a city in the state’s northwestern corner, will be regaining air service after nearly eight years. The last time the airport had regular flights was back in 2017 with Great Lakes Airlines, which ended service just five months before the airline collapsed entirely.

The city will be receiving $850,000 from the Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP), and it also applied for New Mexico’s Rural Air Service Enhancement grant, which provides $2.75 million to several rural airports across the state.