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18V Platte Valley Airpark
Hudson, Colorado, USA

GOING TO HUDSON?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 18V
Lat/Long: 40-06-09.8000N 104-42-04.3000W
40-06.163333N 104-42.071667W
40.1027222,-104.7011944
(estimated)
Elevation: 4965 ft. / 1513 m (estimated)
Variation: 11E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of HUDSON, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80621

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SR-SS,
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at DEN (15 nm S): PHONE 719-204-1223
WX AWOS-3PT at EIK (17 nm W): 133.825 (303-604-4339)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DVVr336/13.0MILE HIGH VORTAC114.7008E
DENr346/17.5DENVER VOR/DME117.9008E
BJCr050/23.1JEFFCO VOR/DME115.4011E
GLLr183/25.0GILL VOR/DME114.2013E
FQFr341/25.0FALCON VORTAC116.3011E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4100 x 40 ft. / 1250 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKS & UNEVEN.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 40-06.300875N40-05.647133N
Longitude: 104-42.163087W104-41.941872W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 154 magnetic, 165 true334 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2500 x 90 ft. / 762 x 27 m
Surface: turf/gravel, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: -3 FT DITCH 45 FT N FULL LEN.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-06.524833N40-06.420667N
Longitude: 104-42.363000W104-41.844000W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 46 ft. tree, 87 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear17 ft. road, 64 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK LIMITED
7507 WELD COUNTY RD 39
FORT LUPTON, CO 80621
Phone 303-536-0380
Manager: ERIN SCHOFFIT
7507 CO RD 39
FORT LUPTON, CO 80621
Phone 303-478-7857

Additional Remarks

A30A-27 +20 FT POLE & +15 FT TANK 185 FT FM THR 90 FT L OF CNTRLN; +30 FT POLE 30 FT FM THR 90 FT L & R OF CNTRLN; +15 FT HNGR 155 FT W OF THR 75 FT N OF CNTRLN.
A57-15 RISING GND APPROX 555 FT FM RY APPCH END 16 FT ABV RY END PRODUCES 22:1 CLNC SLOPE.
DIRT TWY SOFT WHEN WET.
POLE APPROX 221 FT FM RY 15 APCH END, 1 FT ABV RY END PRODUCES 21:1 CLNC SLOPE.
33 FT TREE APPROX 48 FT RIGHT OF RY EDGE, 200FT WEST OF RY THLD.
TWY INT RWY 09/27 MID FIELD.
FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.
RWY'S UNLGTD; RWY'S MAY NOT BE MNTND IN WINTER, VFY COND PRIOR TO USE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 18V.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDEN - Denver International Airport (15 nm S)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KGXY - Greeley-Weld County Airport (20 nm N)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (21 nm S)
KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (22 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1513:15
Sunrise06:4413:44
Sunset16:4223:42
Evening civil twilight17:1100:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Nov-2025 22:19:46
Local (UTC-7)  14-Nov-2025 15:19:46
 
METAR
KDEN 
16nm S 
142153Z 13005KT 10SM FEW140 SCT220 24/M08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02391083
KEIK 
17nm W 
142155Z AUTO 27012G19KT 10SM CLR 25/M10 A2989 RMK AO2 T02521097
KGXY 
19nm N 
142156Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM 24/M04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02391044 $
TAF
KDEN 
16nm S 
141949Z 1420/1524 24010KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220 FM142200 29009KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220 FM150000 07007KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220 FM150200 15007KT P6SM FEW130 BKN200 FM150400 22011KT P6SM SCT130 BKN200 FM151400 25009KT P6SM FEW130 BKN220 FM151900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM152100 12008KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200
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