FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0CO2 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-51-06.9730N / 106-55-58.1540W 38-51.116217N / 106-55.969233W 38.8519369 / -106.9328206 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 8980 ft. / 2737 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of CRESTED BUTTE, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 81224 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GUC (19 nm S): | 135.075 (970-641-3240) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HBUr358/24.5 | | BLUE MESA VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 14E |
| DBLr171/35.3 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 40 ft. / 1219 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard |
| Operational restrictions: | SLOPES 2 PER CENT TO SE, LAND UPHILL RWY 29, TAKEOFF DOWNHILL RWY 11. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | intended for private use only |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 250 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. pole, 40 ft. from runway, 58 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BRUSH CREEK ARPT LTD LIAB CO 9618 E MAPLEWOOD CIRCLE ENGLEWOOD, CO 80111 Phone 303-740-8142 |
| Manager: | RICHARD LANDY 9618 E MAPLEWOOD CIRCLE ENGLEWOOD, CO 80111 Phone 303-740-8142 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 74% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | 12% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 September 1993 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +3000' MTNS SURROUNDING ARPT. |
| - | +3' TO 5' & HIGHER SNOW BANKS ALONG RY 11/29 EDGES DURING WINTER SEASON. |
| - | RWY 11 75' TREES ON HILL 250' ABOVE RY; 300' L OF RY CNTRLN EXTDD; 1500' FM THR;4:1 RATIO. |
| - | FOR WINTER CONDS CALL AMGR 303-740-8142. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 0CO2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGUC - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (19 nm S)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (22 nm N)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (36 nm NE)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (45 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 04-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 14:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2008 03:50:06 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Dec-2008 20:50:06 |
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| METAR |
KGUC 20nm S | 050335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 M02/M08 A3020 RMK AO1
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KASE 23nm N | 050253Z 00000KT 10SM BKN017 OVC043 M04/M06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP231 60000 T10441056 51018
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KMYP 36nm SE | 050330Z AUTO 1/4SM OVC002 M11/M13 A3022 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KLXV 37nm NE | 050303Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW025 BKN033 OVC060 M10/M12 A3013 RMK AO2 FZRANO TSNO
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K5SM 40nm NW | 050228Z AUTO 10SM SCT001 SCT008 BKN014 A3018 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KASE 23nm N | 042328Z 0500/0524 35005KT 3SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC024 TEMPO 0500/0503 1SM -SN BR BKN012 FM050300 21004KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 TEMPO 0503/0506 3SM -SN BR BKN020 FM051100 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 FM051700 36004KT P6SM SCT030 FM052000 34004KT P6SM FEW04
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