The 328JET is one of the few regional jet airliners in service capable of operating at such high field elevations as TEX.

In the past during winter months, about 20% [citation needed] of the scheduled commuter airline flights were diverting to other airports because of abruptly adverse landing conditions.

[8] In the year ending 2019, the airport had 9,402 aircraft operations, average 26 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% scheduled commercial.

[12] The four-engine, STOL capable Dash 7 was the largest aircraft ever to provide scheduled passenger service into Telluride.

StatesWest Airlines flew Beechcraft 1900C turboprops nonstop to Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City, AZ with continuing service to Orange County and Los Angeles on Saturdays only during the 1989/1990 ski season.

[13] SkyWest Airlines operating as the Delta Connection flew nonstop Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia service to Los Angeles (LAX) during the 1990/1991, 1991/1992, and 1992/1993 ski seasons.

[14] WestAir Commuter Airlines operating as United Express flew an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprop nonstop to Los Angeles on Saturdays only during the 1992/1993 ski season.

Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia and de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 aircraft were periodically added to the flight schedules.

[17] Boutique Air was then recruited to reinstate commercial airline service at Telluride with flights to Denver beginning on August 29, 2018.

Part of an episode of The Grand Tour was filmed at the airport, in which the presenters tried to get some Jaguar Cars up to 100 mph (160 km/h) and then stop before going over the cliff at the end of the runway.