City: Peyton, CO

Category: Getting Here, Getting Around

Telephone: (719) 683-3062

Address: 13625 Judge Orr Rd.

Description: Meadow Lake is a pilot-owned and -­controlled airport that handles small planes—an average of 162 daily, according to the FAA. On a busy day, there may be as many as 300 operations out of this airport, located near Falcon on the prairie east of Colorado Springs. About 400 small planes are based here. Private businesses offer flying lessons, ultralight instruction, and more. It has been in operation since 1965.