FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ANK |
| Lat/Long: | 38-32-17.8000N 106-02-55.1000W 38-32.296667N 106-02.918333W 38.5382778,-106.0486389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7523 ft. / 2293.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of SALIDA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 81201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1964 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | WED-SUN 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 133.85 (719-539-5268) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AEJ (17 nm N): | 132.925 (719-395-2599) |
- APCH CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 128.375/379.95 (PUEBLO RCAG).
- DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (DENVER/B/ RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 7351 x 75 ft. / 2241 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 19 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-32.096618N | | 38-32.497645N |
| Longitude: | 106-03.644348W | | 106-02.190287W |
| Elevation: | 7523.0 ft. | | 7384.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 071 true | | 242 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI DOES NOT PROVIDE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE BYD 2 NM FROM THRESHOLD, UNUSABLE BYD 2 NM. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 24 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 36 x 36 ft. / 11 x 11 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Latitude: | 38-32.204167N | | |
| Longitude: | 106-02.949167W | | |
| Elevation: | 7458.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SALIDA/CHAFFEE COUNTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE SALIDA, CO 81201 Phone 719-539-2218 COUNTY CONTACT: ROBERT CHRISTIANSEN |
| Manager: | ZECHARIAH PAPP 9255 COUNTY ROAD 140 SALIDA, CO 81201 Phone (719) 239-1648 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
| - | RY 24 HAS 365 FT UNLIGHTED SMOKESTACK 5082 FT FM THLD 2500 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS DOWNDRAFTS APPROACHING RY 24. |
| - | RY 24 RECOMMENDED FOR LANDING; RY 06 FOR DEPARTURE WEATHER & TRAFFIC PERMITTING. |
| - | RY 06 +60 FT POWERLINE MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS 630 FT FM THLD, 435 FT LEFT OF RY EXTDD CNTRLN. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (354KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| RONBE TWO (RNAV) | |
download (135KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (288KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (17 nm N)
KGUC - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (41 nm W)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (43 nm N)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (45 nm E)
KRCV - Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (52 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lou Nieves, Jr.
Taken late April 2019
from 9,500 MSL looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Salida Airport/Harriett Alexander Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 03-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2025 11:03:22 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 03-Dec-2025 04:03:22 |
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| METAR |
| KANK | 031055Z AUTO 17003KT 2SM -SN BR OVC020 M03/M04 A2988 RMK AO2 UPB1022E1039SNB1039 P0000 T10301036 $
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KMYP 13nm W | 031055Z AUTO 00000KT M10/M11 A2994 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KAEJ 17nm N | 031055Z AUTO 09003KT 4SM -SN SCT016 SCT021 OVC029 M03/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 T10311060
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K7BM 18nm NW | 031055Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN008 BKN015 BKN020 M06/M07 A2986 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KGUC 41nm W | 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB04KT 3SM -SN BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 0306/0308 P6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM031500 00000KT 1SM -SHSN BR BKN015 OVC030 FM040300 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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