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05V Blanca Airport
Blanca, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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
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 (719-223-0010)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALSr061/13.1ALAMOSA VORTAC113.9013E

Airport Services

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: 37-24.290167N37-25.051167N
Longitude: 105-33.583000W105-32.740833W
Elevation: 7696.0 ft.7720.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 030 magnetic, 041 true210 magnetic, 221 true
Obstructions: 10 ft. road10 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

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 475 FT FM RY END 50 FT R OF CNTRLN; +5 FT FENCE 10 FT FM THLD 0B; +15 FT BLDG 560 FT FM THLD 225 FT R OF CNTRLN; +15 FT BLDG 500 FT FM THLD 150 FT L OF CNTRLN.
- RY 03/21 SOFT WHEN WET.
- RY 21 +20 FT HANGAR 185 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.
- BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

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)
4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (40 nm NE)
KRCV - Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (42 nm NW)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (58 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:4712:47
Sunset19:0701:07
Evening civil twilight19:3301:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Sep-2026 04:18:32
Local (UTC-6)  17-Sep-2026 22:18:32
 
METAR
KALS 
15nm W 		180352Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM BKN080 OVC110 14/12 A3046 RMK AO2 RAE41 SLP235 P0001 T01390122
KVTP 
19nm E 		180355Z AUTO 26017KT 10SM SCT009 SCT032 SCT039 10/M22 A3068 RMK AO2
TAF
KALS 
15nm W 		171735Z 1718/1818 19015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 PROB30 1722/1804 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN040CB FM180400 18008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 FM180800 16005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080
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