AirNav: 7V9 - City of Las Animas - Bent County Airport

7V9

City of Las Animas - Bent County Airport
Las Animas, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	7V9
Lat/Long:	38-03-14.5000N / 103-14-18.5000W 38-03.241667N / 103-14.308333W 38.0540278 / -103.2384722 (estimated)
Elevation:	3915 ft. / 1193 m (estimated)
Variation:	10E (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of LAS ANIMAS, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	81054

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1945
Sectional chart:	WICHITA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SAT 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	THLD LGTS NSTD; THREE LGTS EACH END. THLD LGTS OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at LHX (13 nm W):	135.525 (719-384-5961)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LAAr240/27.4		LAMAR VOR/DME		116.90		12E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:

3870 x 40 ft. / 1180 x 12 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

5.0

Runway edge markings:

RY 08 NUMBERS LCTD 216 FT FM PAVEMENT END, RY 08/26 NUMBERS SMALLER THAN STANDARD, NO CNTLN MARKINGS .

Gradient:

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude:

38-03.272833N

38-03.210333N

Longitude:

103-14.709000W

103-13.906333W

Elevation:

3915.0 ft.

3898.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.5%

0.4% UP

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

NSTD, in fair condition

Obstructions:

4 ft. fence, 273 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
RY 08 HAS +2 FT BERM 30 FT FM RY END ON BOTH SIDES.

15 ft. road, 516 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
RY 26 HAS +3 FT POSTS 123 FT FM RY END 50 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	LAS ANIMAS CITY & BENT COUNTY PO BOX 469 LAS ANIMAS, CO 81054 Phone 719-456-2223
Manager:	BILL MARLMAN PO BOX 469 LAS ANIMAS, CO 81054 Phone 719-456-2223

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		7
Single engine airplanes:		7

Aircraft operations: avg 57/week *
83%	local general aviation
16%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

-	RY 26 HAS -4 FT DITCH 30 FT FM RY END ON BOTH SIDES
-	RY 26 HAS +30 FT POLES 105 FT FM THLD 210 FT L OF EXTNDD RY CNTRLN; +15 FT TANK 321 FT FM RY END 270 FT R OF CNTRLN.
-	RY 08 HAS -3 FT DITCH 35 FT FM RY END ON BOTH SIDES.
-	BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7V9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLHX - La Junta Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KLAA - Lamar Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
8V7 - Springfield Municipal Airport (46 nm SE)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (61 nm W)
3K3 - Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport (71 nm E)

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Area around 7V9 (City of Las Animas - Bent County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-May-2013

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:11	11:11
Sunrise	05:41	11:41
Sunset	19:58	01:58
Evening civil twilight	20:28	02:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 08:38:38
Local (UTC-6)	18-May-2013 02:38:38

METAR

KLHX 13nm W	180753Z AUTO 27014KT 10SM CLR 17/M09 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP023 T01671094 TSNO $
KLAA 26nm E	180753Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP024 T01830133

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