. ▁ ▁Pass engers ▁at ▁G unn ison ▁are ▁mainly ▁vac ation ers ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁year - round ▁out door ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁ski ing , ▁snow m ob iling , ▁snow sh oe ing , ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁fish ing , ▁ra ft ing , ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁camp ing . ▁The ▁terminal ▁is ▁one ▁large ▁building ▁with ▁two ▁jet bridge ▁gates , ▁two ▁ground - level ▁gates , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁r ental ▁car ▁or ▁sh utt le ▁bus ▁companies . ▁One ▁b agg age ▁claim ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁lo bb y ▁level ▁houses ▁a ▁single ▁car ousel ▁and ▁a ▁dedicated ▁ski / o vers ize ▁b agg age ▁slide . ▁The ▁air port ▁sees ▁limited ▁regional ▁jet ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁from ▁Den ver ▁and ▁Houston ▁on ▁United ▁Express , ▁however ▁frequent ▁larger ▁aircraft ▁service ▁during ▁winter ▁months ▁occurs ▁from ▁additional ▁cities . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 7 6 7 8 ▁feet ▁or ▁ 2 3 4 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level . ▁U . S . ▁ 5 0 ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁north west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁air port . ▁Its ▁close ▁location ▁is ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁re development ▁of ▁land ▁formerly ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Den ver ▁& ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁rail road ▁and ▁rail ▁yards , ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Cur rec anti ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁and ▁Blue ▁M esa ▁Res er voir