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05CO

Rancho de Aereo Airport
Mead, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	05CO
Lat/Long:	40-12-53.9420N 104-59-03.9220W 40-12.899033N 104-59.065367W 40.2149839,-104.9844228 (estimated)
Elevation:	4978 ft. / 1517 m (estimated)
Variation:	12E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of MEAD, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	80504

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1980
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at LMO (9 nm W):	120.0 (303-684-7545)
WX AWOS-3PT at EIK (13 nm S):	133.825 (303-604-4339)
WX AWOS-3PT at FNL (14 nm N):	135.075 (970-669-9187)
WX AWOS-3 at BDU (15 nm SW):	118.825 (303-541-9540)
WX AWOS-3 at BJC (19 nm S):	PHONE 720-887-8067

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BJCr010/19.5	JEFFCO VOR/DME	115.40	11E
DVVr311/25.4	MILE HIGH VORTAC	114.70	08E
GLLr216/26.3	GILL VOR/DME	114.20	13E
DENr320/28.4	DENVER VOR/DME	117.90	08E
FQFr321/35.7	FALCON VORTAC	116.30	11E

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LL

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2650 x 60 ft. / 808 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	40 ft. pline	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JAMES MC KINSTRY 3750 COUNTY RD 32 MEAD, CO 80542 Phone 303-619-1770
Manager:	JAMES MC KINSTRY 3750 COUNTY RD 32 MEAD, CO 80542 Phone 303-619-1770 LYNDA MCKINSTRY - 303-535-0300

Additional Remarks

-	MINOR AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT REPAIRS DONE ON ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 05CO.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (9 nm W)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KFNL - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (14 nm N)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (19 nm S)
KGXY - Greeley-Weld County Airport (21 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-May-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:17	11:17
Sunrise	05:48	11:48
Sunset	20:05	02:05
Evening civil twilight	20:35	02:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-May-2026 08:13:04
Local (UTC-6)	12-May-2026 02:13:04

METAR

KLMO 9nm W	120755Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 17/M02 A3011 RMK AO2 T01681025
KEIK 13nm S	120755Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 13/M00 A3009 RMK AO2 T01281002
KFNL 14nm N	120756Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 19/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01891028 $
K1V5 15nm SW	AWOS 118.825 303-541-9540 No observation available
KBDU 15nm SW	120755Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 20/M05 A3011 RMK AO2
KBJC 19nm S	120755Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 17/M06 A3014 RMK AO2

TAF

KBJC
19nm S

120532Z 1206/1306 28010KT P6SM FEW150 FEW220 FM121030 01010KT P6SM FEW090 SCT150 FM121300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 FM121500 09009KT P6SM FEW090 SCT150 FM122100 08009KT P6SM BKN180 FM130500 30007KT P6SM SCT180

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