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CD15

High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	CD15
Lat/Long:	39-17-47.0000N 104-07-30.0000W 39-17.783333N 104-07.500000W 39.2963889,-104.1250000 (estimated)
Elevation:	5870 ft. / 1789 m (estimated)
From city:	9 miles N of SIMLA, CO
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	80835

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BRKr040/31.7	BLACK FOREST VOR/DME	112.50	08E
FQFr125/32.9	FALCON VORTAC	116.30	11E
HGOr314/37.1	HUGO VOR/DME	112.10	07E
DENr133/39.7	DENVER VOR/DME	117.90	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	27 ft. pline, marked, 220 ft. from runway	45 ft. tree, 530 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HIGH PLAINS AIRPORT PO BOX 12 KIOWA, CO 80117 Phone 720-319-3857
Manager:	MATT SCHANTZ 29150 CTY RD 117 SIMLA, CO 80835 Phone (720) 319-3857

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD15.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLIC - Limon Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (30 nm SW)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (35 nm NW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (37 nm NW)
KBKF - Buckley Space Force Base (38 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	13:17
Sunrise	06:44	13:44
Sunset	17:37	00:37
Evening civil twilight	18:04	01:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Feb-2026 10:49:40
Local (UTC-7)	19-Feb-2026 03:49:40

METAR

KLIC 21nm E	191028Z AUTO 34017G26KT 10SM FEW009 SCT049 M06/M07 A2949 RMK AO2 PK WND 34027/1018 SNE04 P0000 T10561072
KMNH 24nm W	191035Z AUTO 34010G14KT 10SM BKN010 BKN017 BKN023 M05/M06 A2953 RMK AO2
KFLY 30nm SW	191035Z AUTO 31011G16KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A2950 RMK AO2 T10361175
KCFO 35nm NW	191035Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM BKN016 OVC021 M02/M05 A2957 RMK AO2 T10191052
KAPA 37nm NW	190953Z 01009KT 10SM FEW060 SCT120 BKN200 M02/M05 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP993 T10221050
KAFF 38nm SW	190955Z AUTO 36014G21KT 10SM CLR M02/M19 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 30042/0855 SLP973 T10211195
KBKF 38nm NW	190958Z 01011KT 10SM FEW003 SCT010 BKN050 BKN080 OVC100 M02/M05 A2952 RMK AO2A RAE58 SLP978 P0000 T10181053
KCOS 40nm SW	191024Z 30019G39KT 10SM CLR M01/M19 A2948 RMK AO2 PK WND 31041/1013 T10111194 $
KDEN 40nm NW	191023Z 02011KT 10SM BKN012 OVC018 M04/M06 A2956 RMK AO2 T10391061

TAF

KAPA 37nm NW	190903Z 1909/2006 36011KT P6SM FEW015 SCT150 FM191000 04011KT P6SM SCT010 TEMPO 1910/1914 BKN010 FM191500 07006KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 FM191900 32013G23KT P6SM SCT140 FM200000 VRB06KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150
KAFF 38nm SW	181835Z 1816/1918 25015G25KT 9999 FEW200 560009 QNH2956INS WND 100V300 TEMPO 1816/1820 25025G35KT BECMG 1819/1820 19012G18KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 610609 520009 QNH2932INS TEMPO 1820/1902 23015G25KT 1600 -SHSN SCT020 OVC040 610409 530009 BECMG 1902/1903 27035G50KT 9999 NSW FEW200 560009 QNH2935INS BECMG 1915/1916 29015G30KT 9999 SKC 530009 QNH2949INS TX09/1819Z TNM07/1911Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1819 NEXT 1912
KBKF 38nm NW	190900Z 1909/2015 30010G20KT 9999 SCT095 BKN130 520009 520901 QNH2948INS BECMG 1922/1923 30015G30KT 9999 SCT085 OVC110 QNH2961INS BECMG 2001/2002 VRB06KT 9999 FEW075 BKN100 QNH2967INS TX01/1922Z TNM06/2008Z
KCOS 40nm SW	190522Z 1906/2006 31018G32KT P6SM SKC FM191300 31011G21KT P6SM SKC FM191900 29015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM200300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100
KDEN 40nm NW	191009Z 1910/2012 01011G18KT P6SM SCT015 SCT150 TEMPO 1910/1914 BKN015 FM191500 04006KT P6SM FEW020 SCT120 FM191700 06010KT P6SM FEW080 SCT130 FM200200 12010KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150

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