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8V6 Dove Creek Airport
Dove Creek, Colorado, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 8V6
Lat/Long: 37-45-53.2000N / 108-53-20.2000W
37-45.886667N / 108-53.336667W
37.7647778 / -108.8889444
(estimated)
Elevation: 6975 ft. / 2126 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of DOVE CREEK, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81324

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1944
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 7700 ft. MSL
TPA 7700 MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DVCr129/3.3DOVE CREEK VORTAC114.6014E
CEZr311/27.4CORTEZ VOR/DME108.4014E
ETLr229/34.1CONES VOR/DME110.2012E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOPKINS195/32.537513EHPL .... .--. .-..

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4200 x 50 ft. / 1280 x 15 m
Surface: dirt, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: SOFT WHEN WET.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 37-45.563000N37-46.210500N
Longitude: 108-53.490667W108-53.182333W
Gradient: 1.9%1.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence15 ft. road, 75 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DOVE CREEK AIRPORT INC
BOX 86
DOVE CREEK, CO 81324
Phone 970-677-2282
Manager: R A ANDERSON
BOX 86
DOVE CREEK, CO 81324
Phone 970-677-2282
CTC SHERIFFS DEPT BTN 0800-1200 FOR ASSISTANCE 970-677-2257.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 23 June 2005

Additional Remarks

RY 19 +12 FT GND 258 FT R OF CNTRLN PARALLEL TO EXTDD CNTRLN FIRST 500 FT.
RY 01 HAS +15 FT ROAD, 80 FT FM & PARALLEL TO THLD; APCH RATION 0 : 1; +4 FT FENCE 0 FT FM & PARRALLEL TO THLD.
ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED.
UNLIMITED VHICLE USE ON ARPT.
RY 01/19 HAS -3FT DITCH ALONG BOTH SIDES RY.
RY 01 +30 FT TREES 189 FT FM THLD 0B.
RY 01/19 HAS +4 FT BUSHES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS 15 FT FM RY EDGE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8V6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDG - Blanding Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KAIB - Hopkins Field Airport (32 nm NE)
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (48 nm E)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (65 nm NE)
 
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From to 8V6

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4111:41
Sunrise06:1112:11
Sunset20:3302:33
Evening civil twilight21:0303:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jul-2008 11:06:38
Local (UTC-6)  20-Jul-2008 05:06:38
 
METAR
K4BL 
29nm W 
200555Z 11010G20KT 40SM SCT090 OVC140 25/09 RMK SHRA ALQDS LTGCGCC SLP114 NOSPECI 60006 8/37/ T02500089 10344 20244 51034
KCEZ 
30nm SE 
201053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01780072
KTEX 
48nm E 
201050Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3044 RMK AO2
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