[2] At an elevation of 9,934 ft (3,026 m) above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction[vague] of being North America's highest.

Pilots receive a free certificate commemorating their landing upon a successful arrival.

[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 10,000 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 78% general aviation, 20% military, and 2% air taxi.

Rocky Mountain Airways operated flights with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to Denver, thus earning Lake County Airport the distinction of being the highest airfield in the U.S. ever to receive airline service.

The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO,[4] operates out of the Lake County Airport.