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16CO Dry Pen Airport
Parachute, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 16CO
Lat/Long: 39-24-08.4000N 108-04-35.8200W
39-24.140000N 108-04.597000W
39.4023333,-108.0766167
(estimated)
Elevation: 5331 ft. / 1625 m
From city: 3 miles SW of PARACHUTE, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81635

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RIL (18 nm NE): 135.275 (970-625-2206)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RILr235/18.2RIFLE VOR/DME113.3510E
JNCr043/39.1GRAND JUNCTION VOR/DME112.4015E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1800 x 65 ft. / 549 x 20 m
Surface: turf
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2010
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway20 ft. pline, marked, 700 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955
Manager: DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16CO.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIL - Rifle Garfield County Airport (18 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
KAJZ - Blake Field Airport (37 nm S)
KEEO - Meeker Coulter Field Airport (40 nm N)
4V0 - Rangely Airport (52 nm NW)
  
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From to 16CO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2512:25
Sunrise06:5212:52
Sunset19:2501:25
Evening civil twilight19:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Sep-2026 06:58:05
Local (UTC-6)  12-Sep-2026 00:58:05
 
METAR
KRIL 
18nm NE 		120653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01670022 403000089
KGJT 
27nm SW 		120653Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP088 T02110006 403280139
K5SM 
32nm E 		120635Z AUTO 10SM BKN090 11/M02 A3048 RMK AO2
TAF
KRIL 
18nm NE 		120538Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT P6SM FEW140 FM122000 26010G20KT P6SM FEW080 FM130100 25005KT P6SM FEW090 FM130500 11006KT P6SM FEW090
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