A C-130 plane sat on the tarmac at the Durango-La Plata County Airport on Thursday as part of a mock disaster drill. The military pilots said they aren’t the ones flying over Durango at night.
A large, low-flying plane has buzzed Durango several times this week after 11:30 p.m., but area military bases haven’t returned requests for comment.
The plane, which has lights and propeller engines, has woken residents about 11:30 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, respectively. Some residents have reported hearing it other nights at 1 or 1:30 a.m.
It has been seen traveling southeast over the Animas Valley and the city of Durango.
A C-130 transport plane was stationed Thursday at the Durango-La Plata County Airport as part of a mock disaster drill. But the military pilots said they aren’t the ones flying over Durango.
Two years ago, Cannon Air Force Base outside Clovis, New Mexico, began a program to train pilots in low-altitude, night flying in mountains to simulate the terrain of Afghanistan.
The flight patterns for the missions included the southern San Juan Mountains in Colorado. But plane sightings have been fairly rare and sporadic.
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