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CD48 Cuchara Ranch Airport
Walsenburg, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: CD48
Lat/Long: 37-47-11.0000N 104-35-37.2000W
37-47.183333N 104-35.620000W
37.7863889,-104.5936667
(estimated)
Elevation: 5827 ft. / 1776 m (estimated)
From city: 8 miles SW of WALSENBURG, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81089

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2006
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 4V1 (11 nm SW): 123.6 (719-738-1053)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PUBr186/31.4PUEBLO VORTAC116.7008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3500 x 80 ft. / 1067 x 24 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 12 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway12 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BILL JOHN HICKEY
P O BOX 364
LAVETA, CO 81055
Phone 719-742-3291
Manager: BILL JOHN HICKEY
P O BOX 364
LAVETA, CO 81055
Phone 719-742-3291

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (11 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (31 nm N)
KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (34 nm S)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (46 nm NW)
KLHX - La Junta Municipal Airport (54 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3911:39
Sunrise06:0712:07
Sunset19:4501:45
Evening civil twilight20:1302:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Apr-2026 13:21:11
Local (UTC-6)  28-Apr-2026 07:21:11
 
METAR
KPUB 
30nm N 		281253Z 12009KT 10SM OVC027 05/00 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00500000 $
KVTP 
32nm SW 		281255Z AUTO 24008G15KT 10SM CLR M01/M20 A3018 RMK AO2
KTAD 
34nm SE 		281254Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM OVC016 04/00 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP113 T00440000
K1V6 
46nm NW 		281255Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN034 05/M01 A3001 RMK AO1
TAF
KPUB 
30nm N 		281120Z 2812/2912 10008KT P6SM OVC025 FM281700 13007KT P6SM FEW040 FM282200 11010KT P6SM BKN100 FM290000 05018G28KT P6SM BKN150 FM290500 12007KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200 FM290900 15006KT P6SM SCT040 OVC150
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