Where is EKO airport?

EKO is a medium-sized airport in Elko, Nevada, United States, at 40.8249, -115.7920, 1,567 m above sea level.

What time zone is EKO in?

EKO is in the America/Los_Angeles time zone, UTC−8 / UTC−7 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use EKO?

37,795 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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EKO — Elko Regional Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Elko, United States.

IATA code: EKO
ICAO code: KEKO
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 37,795; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 1; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−8 / UTC−7; America/Los_Angeles
Elevation: 1,567 m; 5,141 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,199 m

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More codes: airport codes starting with E

About EKO

Elko Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Elko, United States. 37,795 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from EKO.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from EKO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
EKO → SLC	Salt Lake City, United States	322 km	37,795

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at EKO

OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,150 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 96%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 0.7%
Departures counted: 578; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TWF	Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport	Twin Falls, United States	214 km
BOI	Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field	Boise, United States	307 km
OGD	Ogden Hinckley Airport	Ogden, United States	320 km
SLC	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, United States	321 km
SUN	Friedman Memorial Airport	Ketchum, United States	322 km

Distance from EKO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
EKO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	8,023 km	—
EKO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,633 km	—
EKO → CDG	Paris, France	8,369 km	—
EKO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	8,574 km	—
EKO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	10,235 km	—
EKO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8,208 km	—
EKO → JFK	New York, United States	3,514 km	—
EKO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,878 km	—
EKO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	798 km	—
EKO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	13,851 km	—
EKO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,570 km	—
EKO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,572 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
06/24	2,199 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
12/30	919 m	18 m	Asphalt	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States · 40.8249, -115.7920

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Questions

Elko Regional Airport has the IATA code EKO and the ICAO code KEKO. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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