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CD15

High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	CD15
Lat/Long:	39-17-47.0000N 104-07-30.0000W 39-17.783333N 104-07.500000W 39.2963889,-104.1250000 (estimated)
Elevation:	5870 ft. / 1789 m (estimated)
From city:	9 miles N of SIMLA, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	80835

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BRKr040/31.7	BLACK FOREST VOR/DME	112.50	08E
FQFr125/32.9	FALCON VORTAC	116.30	11E
HGOr314/37.1	HUGO VOR/DME	112.10	07E
DENr133/39.7	DENVER VOR/DME	117.90	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	27 ft. pline, marked, 220 ft. from runway	45 ft. tree, 530 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HIGH PLAINS AIRPORT PO BOX 12 KIOWA, CO 80117 Phone 720-319-3857
Manager:	MATT SCHANTZ 29150 CTY RD 117 SIMLA, CO 80835 Phone (720) 319-3857

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD15.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLIC - Limon Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (30 nm SW)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (35 nm NW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (37 nm NW)
KBKF - Buckley Space Force Base (38 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:30	11:30
Sunrise	05:59	11:59
Sunset	20:06	02:06
Evening civil twilight	20:36	02:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Aug-2026 09:20:10
Local (UTC-6)	03-Aug-2026 03:20:10

METAR

KLIC 21nm E	030855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP068 T01390106 56011 $
KMNH 24nm W	030855Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A3014 RMK AO2
KFLY 30nm SW	030855Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3012 RMK AO2 T01850063
KCFO 35nm NW	030855Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM CLR 26/01 A2995 RMK AO2 T02600008
KAPA 37nm NW	030853Z 20009KT 10SM SCT150 SCT220 26/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP051 T02560028 58009
KAFF 38nm SW	030855Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP068 T01690061 56009
KBKF 38nm NW	030758Z 19013KT 10SM FEW250 26/02 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP031 T02560023
KCOS 40nm SW	030854Z 34006KT 10SM SCT170 18/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP073 T01780072 55008 $
KDEN 40nm NW	030853Z 21016KT 10SM FEW220 27/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP023 T02670028 56009

TAF

KAPA 37nm NW	030539Z 0306/0406 19013G25KT P6SM FEW120 BKN220 FM030900 21009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT150 FM031500 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 FM031800 32009KT P6SM SCT130 SCT160 PROB30 0319/0324 VRB18G30KT -SHRA BKN110 FM040100 02013G22KT P6SM SCT110 BKN130
KBKF 38nm NW	030100Z 0301/0407 14015KT 9999 FEW130 FEW160 BKN220 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0303/0307 16020G35KT BECMG 0307/0308 19010KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2992INS BECMG 0323/0400 33010G25KT 9999 -RA SCT150 OVC200 QNH2990INS BECMG 0402/0403 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW120 SCT170 QNH2997INS TX37/0320Z TN23/0312Z
KCOS 40nm SW	030524Z 0306/0406 13007KT P6SM SCT200 FM030900 03007KT P6SM FEW200 FM031600 16008KT P6SM FEW140 FM032100 20012KT P6SM SCT100 BKN140 PROB30 0322/0402 VRB25G35KT -SHRA BKN100 FM040200 03015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC100
KDEN 40nm NW	030539Z 0306/0412 18017G27KT P6SM FEW120 BKN220 FM030900 21012KT P6SM FEW150 SCT180 FM031500 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150 FM032000 30010KT P6SM FEW130 SCT150 PROB30 0320/0323 VRB18G30KT -SHRA BKN120 FM032300 02012G20KT P6SM SCT140 PROB30 0323/0402 VRB20G35KT -SHRA FM040300 02014G25KT P6SM SCT120 BKN150 FM040600 02015KT P6SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN120

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