FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 05V |
| Lat/Long: | 37-24-40.0290N / 105-33-06.0480W
37-24.667150N / 105-33.100800W
37.4111192 / -105.5516800
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7720 ft. / 2353 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of BLANCA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81123 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at ALS (15 nm W): | 135.175 (719-589-5669) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ALSr061/13.1 | | ALAMOSA VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6160 x 52 ft. / 1878 x 16 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition
1 TO 2 FT VEGETATION BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 37-24.290167N | | 37-25.051167N |
| Longitude: | 105-33.583000W | | 105-32.740833W |
| Elevation: | 7696.0 ft. | | 7720.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 041 true | | 210 magnetic, 221 true |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road | | 10 ft. road |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF BLANCA
BOX 365
BLANCA, CO 81123
Phone 719-379-3461 |
| Manager: | MYRRL SMITH
BOX 6
BLANCA, CO 81123
Phone 719-379-3603 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO FIELD; WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 21 HAS +15 FT SPRINKLER WITHIN 200 FT OF THLD; INTERMITTENTLY. |
| - | RY 03 +35 FT POLE 525 FT FM RY END ON EXTNDD CNTRKN; +4 FT FENCE 10 FT FM THLD 0B; +15 FT BLDG 500 FT FM THLD 150 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
| - | PHONE AVAILABLE AT LODGE SOUTH OF AIRPORT. |
| - | RY 03/21 SOFT WHEN WET. |
| - | RY 21 +20 FT HANGAR 170 FT L OF THLD; +10 FT AGRICULTURAL TANK & SPILL PAD 64 FT L OF THLD; AND + 8 FT ROAD 213 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 03/21 HAS 6 TO 12 IN DIRT WINDROWS ALONG BOTH SIDES FULL LENGTH. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 05V.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KALS - San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (15 nm W)
KMVI - Monte Vista Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (57 nm S)
KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (58 nm E)
KAXX - Angel Fire Airport (61 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michael C. Rael
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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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 02:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 02:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 19:20:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-May-2008 13:20:22 |
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| METAR |
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KALS
15nm W | 131852Z AUTO 27020G28KT 10SM CLR 14/M07 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 25044/1804 RAB05E23 SLP061 P0001 T01441067
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KVTP
19nm E | 131855Z AUTO 08007KT 1/4SM TS OVC001 M02/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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| TAF |
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KALS
15nm W | 131739Z 131818 23015G25KT P6SM FEW050 SCT080 TEMPO 2024 13011G23KT 6SM -SHRA FEW030 SCT080 BKN120 FM0000 12009G15KT P6SM -SHRA FEW010 BKN025 FM0700 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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