AirNav: 8V6 - Dove Creek Airport

8V6

Dove Creek Airport
Dove Creek, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8V6
Lat/Long:	37-45-53.1000N 108-53-19.1000W 37-45.885000N 108-53.318333W 37.7647500,-108.8886389 (estimated)
Elevation:	6975 ft. / 2126 m (estimated)
Variation:	13E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of DOVE CREEK, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	81324

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1944
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	7700 ft. MSL TPA 7700 MSL.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DVCr129/3.3	DOVE CREEK VORTAC	114.60	14E
CEZr311/27.3	CORTEZ VOR/DME	114.35	14E
ETLr229/34.1	CONES VOR/DME	116.95	12E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	4200 x 50 ft. / 1280 x 15 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition RODENT HOLES THROUGHOUT.
Operational restrictions:	SOFT WHEN WET; -3FT DITCH ALONG BOTH SIDES; +4 FT BUSHES VARIOUS LOCATIONS 15 FT FM RWY EDGE.
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	37-45.560500N	37-46.208167N
Longitude:	108-53.471833W	108-53.164167W
Elevation:	6975.0 ft.	6932.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	008 magnetic, 021 true	188 magnetic, 201 true
Obstructions:	11 ft. road, marked and lighted, 150 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear	19 ft. road, 51 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DOVE CREEK AIRPORT INC BOX 86 DOVE CREEK, CO 81324 Phone 970-677-2282
Manager:	R A ANDERSON BOX 86 DOVE CREEK, CO 81324 Phone 970-677-2282 ASSISTANCE BTN 0800-1200 - SHERIFFS DEPT 970-677-2257.

Additional Remarks

A30A-01	+4 FT FENCE 0 FT FM & PARRALLEL TO THR; +15 FT ROAD 80 FT FM & PARALLEL TO THR; +30 FT TREES 189 FT FM THR; APCH RATION 0:1.
A30A-19	+12 FT GND 258 FT R OF CNTRLN PARALLEL TO EXTDD CNTRLN FIRST 500 FT.
-	ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED.
-	VEHICLES ON ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8V6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

U64 - Monticello Airport (24 nm NW)
KBDG - Blanding Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KAIB - Hopkins Field Airport (32 nm NE)
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (48 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:09	13:09
Sunrise	07:36	13:36
Sunset	18:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	18:50	00:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Oct-2026 21:21:49
Local (UTC-6)	26-Oct-2026 15:21:49

METAR

KBDG 30nm W	262055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC031 12/06 A3022 RMK AO2 T01250062 58025
KCEZ 30nm SE	262053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01440039 58025
KAIB 32nm NE	262055Z AUTO 34005KT 9SM FEW055 14/06 A3021 RMK AO2 T01350057 56025
KTEX 48nm E	262035Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3032 RMK AO2

TAF

KTEX
48nm E

261722Z 2618/2718 VRB04KT P6SM FEW070 FM262000 26007KT P6SM FEW070 FM270200 14004KT P6SM FEW070

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