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4CO2 Owl Canyon Gliderport
Wellington, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 4CO2
Lat/Long: 40-48-16.9380N / 104-59-05.9000W
40-48.282300N / 104-59.098333W
40.8047050 / -104.9849722
(estimated)
Elevation: 5545 ft. / 1690 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1985)
From city: 6 miles N of WELLINGTON, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80549

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1974
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: SAT-SUN 0900-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Gliderport Communications

  • COMS AVBL ON FREQ 123.3.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CYSr188/26.2CHEYENNE VORTAC113.1013E
GLLr300/26.7GILL VORTAC114.2013E

Gliderport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1L/19R

Dimensions: 3500 x 24 ft. / 1067 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt/turf
920' ASPH; 2580' TURF.
RUNWAY 1L  RUNWAY 19R
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: fencenone

Runway 1R/19L

Dimensions: 3500 x 24 ft. / 1067 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt/turf
500' ASPH; 3000' TURF.
RUNWAY 1R  RUNWAY 19L
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: fencenone

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2100 x 50 ft. / 640 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2000 x 50 ft. / 610 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonefence

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COLORADO SOARING ASSN.
15000 N. COUNTY ROAD 7
WELLINGTON, CO 80549
Phone 970-568-7627
Manager: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
15000 N. COUNTY ROAD 7
WELLINGTON, CO 80549
Phone 970-586-7627
COLORADO SOARING ASSN.

Gliderport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 3
Gliders airplanes: 22
    

Additional Remarks

A23 GLIDERS USE LEFT PATTERN; TOW PLANES USE RIGHT PATTERN.
(A52/02) 20 - ROAD RUNNING N/S INTERSECTS DIRT PORTION OF AT N. END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4CO2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFNL - Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KCYS - Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field Airport (22 nm N)
KGXY - Greeley-Weld County Airport (27 nm SE)
KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (39 nm S)
KLAR - Laramie Regional Airport (44 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1313:13
Sunrise06:4213:42
Sunset16:4623:46
Evening civil twilight17:1500:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 16:57:28
Local (UTC-7)  10-Nov-2009 09:57:28
 
METAR
KFNL 
21nm S 
101635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3032 RMK AO1
KCYS 
22nm N 
101653Z 21011KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01001022
KGXY 
29nm SE 
101635Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3032 RMK AO1
TAF
KCYS 
22nm N 
101610Z 1016/1112 22011KT P6SM SCT200 FM110200 26008KT P6SM BKN140

 
 

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