FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AIB |
| Lat/Long: | 38-14-20.4080N 108-33-46.1040W
38-14.340133N 108-33.768400W
38.2390022,-108.5628067
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5945.1 ft. / 1812.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of NUCLA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 81422 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - DUSK-DAWN, INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 ON CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (970-864-2325) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 127.1(MONTROSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ETLr298/18.7 | | CONES VOR/DME | | 116.95 | | 12E |
| DVCr020/31.1 | | DOVE CREEK VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 14E |
| MTJr231/35.1 | | MONTROSE VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL SELF-SERVICE AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5212 x 75 ft. / 1589 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.130557N | | 38-14.578660N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.238738W | | 108-33.310425W |
| Elevation: | 5898.1 ft. | | 5945.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 059 true | | 228 magnetic, 239 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5.0 NM. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 18 ft. road, 570 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in poor condition
MULT LRG RODENT HOLES. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.503518N | | 38-14.138957N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.108237W | | 108-33.412428W |
| Elevation: | 5899.4 ft. | | 5930.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 124 true | | 293 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. road, 100 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | 3 ft. fence, 56 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MONTROSE
BOX 997
MONTROSE, CO 81401
Phone 970-249-3203 |
| Manager: | LLOYD ARNOLD
BOX 58
NUCLA, CO 81424
Phone 970-864-7111 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 40 FT PLINES IN HANGAR AREA. |
| - | MIGTATORY BIRDS, WILDLIFE & DEER ON OR INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
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| NUCLA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (289KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (35 nm SE)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KAJZ - Blake Field Airport (40 nm NE)
U64 - Monticello Airport (41 nm SW)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (53 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mr. Richard Mowbray
Photo taken 28-Aug-2013
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Hopkins Field 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 20-Feb-2025
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Feb-2025 03:25:36 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 20-Feb-2025 20:25:36 |
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| TAF |
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KMTJ
35nm NE | 201733Z 2018/2118 30006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC090 TEMPO 2019/2023 4SM -SHRASN BR BKN025 OVC035 FM202300 32010KT 6SM -SHRASN SCT020 OVC050 FM210500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN025 FM211000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015 OVC020 FM211400 13004KT P6SM OVC050
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KTEX
36nm SE | 201733Z 2018/2118 20003KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN070 OVC090 TEMPO 2018/2020 2SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM202000 27010G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 2020/2024 2SM -SHSN BR OVC022 FM210200 29005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN030 FM210800 26003KT P6SM OVC050
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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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