FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AIB |
| Lat/Long: | 38-14-19.6000N / 108-33-47.9000W
38-14.326667N / 108-33.798333W
38.2387778 / -108.5633056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5940 ft. / 1810.5 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 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | ALL/ALL/0800/1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE YELLOW & WHITE PAINTED TIRES. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (970-864-2325) |
- UNICOM ANSWERED BY SHERIFF DISPATCH; AVBL 24 HRS.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (MONTROSE RCAG) ON FREQS 125.35 354.05.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ETLr298/18.7 | | CONES VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 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 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.130435N | | 38-14.525938N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.238967W | | 108-33.419617W |
| Elevation: | 5898.3 ft. | | 5939.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 058 true | | 227 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.505700N | | 38-14.138167N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.102917W | | 108-33.409817W |
| Elevation: | 5897.0 ft. | | 5925.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 124 true | | 293 magnetic, 304 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 150 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 11 HAS 4FT FENCE 120FT FROM RY END ON BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE. | | 2 ft. fence |
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: | ROBERT JOHNSON
BOX 58
NUCLA, CO 81424
Phone 970-864-7111
AFTER HOURS PHONE 970-864-7111. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/week * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +30 FT PLINES IN HANGAR AREA. |
| - | LIGHTED TAXIWAY SIGNS. |
| - | RY 29 +30 FT HILL 408 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD CNTRLN, -75 FT TERRAIN AT THLD. |
| - | TWY IS MARKED WITH BLUE REFLECTORS. |
| - | MIGTATORY BIRDS, WILDLIFE, & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (184KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NUCLA ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (35 nm SE)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (53 nm N)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (56 nm S)
KBDG - Blanding Municipal Airport (59 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 13:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:14:38 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 00:14:38 |
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| TAF |
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KMTJ
35nm NE | 080520Z 0806/0906 15009KT P6SM SCT250 FM081700 33007KT P6SM FEW100 FM090200 14007KT P6SM SCT250
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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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