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07V Cuchara Valley Airport at La Veta
La Veta, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 07V
Lat/Long: 37-31-25.7680N / 105-00-33.3670W
37-31.429467N / 105-00.556117W
37.5238244 / -105.0092686
(estimated)
Elevation: 7153 ft. / 2180.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of LA VETA, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 81055

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 719-742-3291 OR 3747.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - 122.7.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at 4V1 (15 nm NE): 123.6 (719-738-1053)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALSr062/39.8ALAMOSA VORTAC113.9013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TRINIDAD282/34.832910ETAD - .- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 5798 x 60 ft. / 1767 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
HAS SEVERE CRACKING ON RAMP & RY.
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD MIRL; RY 6 FIRST 96 FT UNLIGHTED; RY 24 FIRST 92 FT UNLIGHTED.
Runway edge markings: RWY 06 /24 MARKINGS UNREADABLE.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 37-31.320783N37-31.538100N
Longitude: 105-01.139950W104-59.972250W
Elevation: 7152.5 ft.7060.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 065 magnetic, 076 true245 magnetic, 256 true
Displaced threshold: 250 ft.198 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
+4 FT FENCE 100 FT FM & PARALLEL TO PAVEMENT END.
4 ft. fence, 246 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE 150 FT N & 100 FT S OF CNTRLN FM THLD; +10 FT ROAD 110 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF LA VETA
BOX 174 TOWN HALL
LA VETA, CO 81055
Phone 719-742-3631
Manager: BILL HICKEY
TOWN HALL BOX 174
LA VETA, CO 81055
Phone 719-742-3291

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 2
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 53/month *
45% transient general aviation
39% military
16% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RY 06/24; HIGHER OCCURRENCE DURG JUN-OCT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 07V.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (36 nm SE)
KALS - San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (41 nm W)
KMVI - Monte Vista Municipal Airport (49 nm W)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (52 nm NE)
KRTN - Raton Municipal Airport/Crews Field (53 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0613:06
Sunrise06:3313:33
Sunset16:5423:54
Evening civil twilight17:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 19:53:13
Local (UTC-7)  08-Nov-2009 12:53:13
 
METAR
KVTP 
8nm W 
081939Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A3020 RMK AO2
TAF
KALS 
41nm W 
081738Z 0818/0918 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200 FM082000 20012KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM090200 12007KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150
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