FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 16CO |
| Lat/Long: | 39-24-35.8200N / 108-05-08.4000W
39-24.597000N / 108-05.140000W
39.4099500 / -108.0856667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5331 ft. / 1625 m |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of PARACHUTE, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 81635 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/2007 |
| Sectional chart: | |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at RIL (18 nm NE): | 135.275 (970-625-2206) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RILr235/18.5 | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 12E |
| JNCr042/39.0 | | GRAND JUNCTION VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 15E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 1900 x 65 ft. / 579 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway | | 20 ft. pline, marked, 700 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955 |
| Manager: | DONALD R. THROM
1689 COUNTY ROAD
PARACHUTE, CO 81635
Phone 970-285-1955 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 16CO.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIL - Garfield County Regional Airport (18 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
KEEO - Meeker Airport (39 nm N)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (55 nm S)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (56 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 13:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 19:36:32 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Dec-2009 12:36:32 |
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| METAR |
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KRIL
18nm NE | 081911Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM OVC018 M07/M14 A2955 RMK AO2 SNE02 P0000
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KGJT
27nm SW | 081912Z 36012KT 3SM -SN BKN022 OVC035 M03/M08 A2954 RMK AO2 UPE07SNB07 P0000
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K5SM
33nm E | 081912Z AUTO 21004KT 1/2SM SN OVC005 M14/M16 A2931 RMK AO2
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KRIL
18nm NE | 081823Z 0818/0918 32012KT 2SM -SN BR SCT009 OVC018 TEMPO 0818/0819 32015G25KT 3/4SM -SN BR BKN009 FM081900 32012KT 3SM -SN BR SCT010 BKN025 TEMPO 0819/0821 1SM -SN BR BKN010 OVC025 FM082200 32006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN060 FM090400 28005KT P6SM VCFG F
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