FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1V6 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-25-42.8158N / 105-06-24.6750W
38-25.713597N / 105-06.411250W
38.4285599 / -105.1068542
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5442 ft. / 1658.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1995) |
| From city: | 6 miles E of CANON CITY, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81240 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 6500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 AND PAPI & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.025 |
| DENVER APPROACH: | 120.1 |
| DENVER DEPARTURE: | 120.1 |
- DENVER APCH PRVDS APCH/DEP SVC FM 0600-2200; DENVER ARTCC PRVDS APCH/DEP SVC FM 2200-0600 ON FREQS 128.375/379.95 (PUEBLO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCSr215/22.3 | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
| PUBr271/32.9 | | PUEBLO VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 13E |
| BRKr203/38.1 | | BLACK FOREST VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| IRONHORSE | | 216/22.4 | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5399 x 75 ft. / 1646 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 26.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-26.012248N | | 38-25.556023N |
| Longitude: | 105-06.996765W | | 105-06.026477W |
| Elevation: | 5442.4 ft. | | 5381.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 120 true | | 289 magnetic, 300 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 35 ft. / 549 x 11 m
RY VARIES IN WIDTH FM 35 FT TO 45 FT. |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in poor condition
RY 17/35 PRARIE DOG HOLES THROUGHOUT.
N 1491 FT GRVL; S 1695 FT TURF; RY 17/35 CROSSES ASPHALT TWY & RY 11/29. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-25.650283N | | 38-25.353750N |
| Longitude: | 105-06.111917W | | 105-06.108467W |
| Elevation: | 5386.4 ft. | | 5364.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 1.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 179 true | | 348 magnetic, 359 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road | | 4 ft. fence, 204 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FREMONT COUNTY
615 MACON
CANON CITY, CO 81212
Phone 719-276-7300 |
| Manager: | RICHARD BAKER
60298 HIGHWAY 50
PENROSE, CO 81240
Phone 719-784-3816 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 82 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 11% | military | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APRON AREAS ARE FLOOD LIGHTED. |
| - | RY 17 HAS +17 FT HIGHWAY 250 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | ALL PAVED TWYS MKD WITH BLUE & WHITE REFLECTORS. |
| - | GLIDER TOWING INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 2 FT TERRAIN W OF RY 17/35 FIRST 250 FT S OF RY 11/29. |
| - | RY 17 HAS A 20 FT BUILDING 66 FT LEFT OF RY CNTRLN, 105 FR FM RY END. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 May 2012 at 0901Z and 31 May 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (361KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (63KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFCS - Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (22 nm NE)
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (30 nm E)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (45 nm W)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (53 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 06-May-2008
from a USAF C-130 at 9500 feet MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fremont County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 02:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 02:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2012 20:25:53 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2012 14:25:53 |
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| METAR |
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KFCS
21nm NE | 161755Z 16018G26KT 10SM SCT080 BKN200 26/M00 A3011 RMK AO2A PK WND 16026/1752 SLP117 T02611000 10262 20074 58017
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KCOS
30nm NE | 161754Z 15020KT 10SM SCT100 26/M03 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 15028/1740 SLP121 T02561028 10256 20117 58017
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KPUB
30nm E | 161853Z 22009KT 10SM CLR 28/M03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02831028
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KAFF
35nm NE | 161855Z AUTO 14019G29KT 10SM FEW160 SCT200 25/M04 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 14029/1847 SLP100 T02481036
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KFLY
40nm NE | 161850Z AUTO 18016G25KT 10SM CLR 25/M05 A3016 RMK AO2 T02451053
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K4BM
42nm NW | 161851Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT047 SCT090 SCT110 14/M05 A3044 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFCS
21nm NE | 1613/1719 34009KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3010INS BECMG 1616/1617 20010G20KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3008INS BECMG 1620/1621 18020G30KT 9999 VCTS SCT080CB BKN110 520009 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1622/1702 VRB25G40KT BECMG 1703/1704 33012KT 9999 NSW SCT100 QNH3009INS BECMG 1716/1717 19010G15KT 9999 SCT080 BKN130 QNH3006INS BECMG 1718/1719 21015G25KT 9999 VCTS SCT070CB BKN120 QNH3002INS T25/1622Z T06/1713Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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