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16CO Dry Pen Airport
Parachute, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 16CO
Lat/Long: 39-24-08.4000N 108-04-35.8200W
39-24.140000N 108-04.597000W
39.4023333,-108.0766167
(estimated)
Elevation: 5331 ft. / 1625 m
From city: 3 miles SW of PARACHUTE, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 81635

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RIL (18 nm NE): 135.275 (970-625-2206)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RILr235/18.2RIFLE VOR/DME113.3510E
JNCr043/39.1GRAND JUNCTION VOR/DME112.4015E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1800 x 65 ft. / 549 x 20 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway20 ft. pline, marked, 700 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955
Manager: DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16CO.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIL - Rifle Garfield County Airport (18 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
KAJZ - Blake Field Airport (37 nm S)
KEEO - Meeker Coulter Field Airport (40 nm N)
4V0 - Rangely Airport (52 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1013:10
Sunrise06:3713:37
Sunset18:1001:10
Evening civil twilight18:3701:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Mar-2025 06:55:47
Local (UTC-7)  07-Mar-2025 23:55:47
 
METAR
KRIL 
18nm NE 		080553Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00061056 10078 20006 51018
KGJT 
27nm SW 		080553Z AUTO VRB06G14KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00441050 10106 20033 51020
K5SM 
32nm E 		080635Z AUTO 3SM BR OVC001 M10/M11 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KRIL 
18nm NE 		080520Z 0806/0906 31011KT P6SM SKC FM081200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM081800 32007KT P6SM SKC
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