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Airport Loop (Table Top Mountain #210)

Unverified trail record: compiled from official agency pages, checked September 26, 2026, not yet field-checked. About this record

Airport Loop (Table Top Mountain #210) is an official trail in the Sedona Red Rock area, managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Its published distance is 3.5 miles. The managing agency rates it Moderately challenging with some rocky spots and minimal elevation gain. The trailhead is Turnout on Airport Road, 0.5 miles up from SR 89A. Fees or passes, as published: Not listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (the table names Baldwin, Bell Rock Pathway/Vista, Boynton Canyon, Cathedral Rock, Bear/Doe Mountain, Dry Creek, Fay Canyon, Huckaby, Jim Thompson, Little Horse, Mescal and other named sites, but not this trailhead) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free. Every fact here was read from an official source on the date shown and has not been independently field-checked; conditions and fees change, so check the agency page before you go. This record was compiled on September 26, 2026.

Managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Facts compiled from official sources on .

Quick answers

The published facts, and when we read them

Trail
Airport Loop (Table Top Mountain #210)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Trailhead
Turnout on Airport Road, 0.5 miles up from SR 89AAs published: from the junction of Routes 89A and 179, take 89A west 1.0 miles to Airport Road on the left. Go 0.5 miles and park in the turnout on the left.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Coordinates
34.855472, -111.780694Checked via: GPS printed on the trail page as 34°51'19.7"N 111°46'50.5"W, converted to decimal degrees only: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Route, as published
2-3 hours for entire loopChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Distance, as published
3.5 milesChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Elevation, as published
Trailhead Elevation: 4,580 ft. Elevation Gain: 535 ft.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Difficulty, as published
Moderately challenging with some rocky spots and minimal elevation gainChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Dogs
Not published by the sourceChecked via: No dogs or pets line is printed on https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210; nothing was borrowed from elsewhere.
as of August 30, 2026
Fees / pass
Not listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (the table names Baldwin, Bell Rock Pathway/Vista, Boynton Canyon, Cathedral Rock, Bear/Doe Mountain, Dry Creek, Fay Canyon, Huckaby, Jim Thompson, Little Horse, Mescal and other named sites, but not this trailhead) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/passes/red-rock-coconino-passes-program (re-read 2026-09-26; the trail's own page, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210, also prints no fee or pass line)
as of September 26, 2026
Managed by
Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/airport-loop-trails-trail-no-210
as of August 30, 2026
Facts compiled on
September 26, 2026Checked via: Compiled verbatim from the official Coconino National Forest trail page (its footer showed 'Last updated September 25, 2025'); the fee line was re-read from the Forest Service's passes-programme page on 2026-09-26 (CAIRN-10). Not independently field-checked.
as of September 26, 2026

The trail people call Airport Mesa

Travellers usually ask for "the Airport Mesa loop". The official catalog lists the page as "Airport Loop Trails Trail No. 210" with the in-page heading "Airport Loop (Table Top Mountain #210)": the trail circles the upper slope of Airport Mesa (Table Top Mountain), described clockwise, and ends at Airport Road across from the starting turnout. No separate "Airport Mesa" or "Sedona View Trail" page exists in the current official catalog.

Shade and fees

The page notes there is no shade until the last mile. It prints no fee or pass section, so the fee fact is recorded as not published rather than as free.

Nearby trails

The 4 other trail records here whose coordinates are closest to this one's. Each figure is a straight line between the two records' coordinates, not a route, a drive or a hiking time.

This trail record was compiled verbatim from official sources — Forest Service and other agency pages — and has not been independently field-checked. Each fact shows the date it was read and the page it came from. Conditions, closures and fees change; check the managing agency's page before you go. If anything is wrong, corrections are free: email thomas@sedonatechsolutions.com.

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