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33CO

Melby Ranch Airstrip
San Luis, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	33CO
Lat/Long:	37-03-54.0000N 105-27-49.0000W 37-03.900000N 105-27.816667W 37.0650000,-105.4636111 (estimated)
Elevation:	8820 ft. / 2688 m (estimated)
Variation:	11E (1995)
From city:	9 miles N of SAN LUIS, CO
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	81152

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1996
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 N24 (17 nm S):

118.2 (575-586-2019)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALSr122/23.9		ALAMOSA VORTAC		113.90		13E
TASr025/34.7		TAOS VORTAC		115.80		13E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	7400 x 40 ft. / 2256 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MELBY RANCH PROPERTIES, LLC P.O. BOX 4159 VENTURA, CA 93007 Phone 800-858-8565
Manager:	ANDREA MELBY P.O. BOX 4159 VENTURA, CO 93007 Phone 805-647-5662

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 33CO.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALS - San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (29 nm NW)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (38 nm S)
KMVI - Monte Vista Municipal Airport (39 nm NW)
KAXX - Angel Fire Airport (39 nm S)
4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (50 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	13:48
Sunrise	07:16	14:16
Sunset	17:04	00:04
Evening civil twilight	17:33	00:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jan-2026 14:07:59
Local (UTC-7)	12-Jan-2026 07:07:59

METAR

KALS 29nm NW	121352Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M20/M21 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP421 T12001211
KAXX 39nm S	121355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M19/M22 A3048 RMK AO2 T11911216

TAF

KALS
29nm NW

121134Z 1212/1312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 TEMPO 1212/1215 1SM BR SCT002 FM122000 36006KT P6SM SCT200 FM130100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200 TEMPO 1310/1312 1SM BR SCT002

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