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KAIB Hopkins Field Airport
Nucla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: AIB
Lat/Long: 38-14-20.4080N 108-33-46.1040W
38-14.340133N 108-33.768400W
38.2390022,-108.5628067
(estimated)
Elevation: 5945.1 ft. / 1812.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2005)
From city: 2 miles SW of NUCLA, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81422

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - DUSK-DAWN, INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 ON CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 132.525 (970-864-2325)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 127.1(MONTROSE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ETLr298/18.7CONES VOR/DME116.9512E
DVCr020/31.1DOVE CREEK VORTAC114.6014E
MTJr231/35.1MONTROSE VOR/DME117.1012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL SELF-SERVICE AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5212 x 75 ft. / 1589 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 9.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 38-14.130557N38-14.578660N
Longitude: 108-34.238738W108-33.310425W
Elevation: 5898.1 ft.5945.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 048 magnetic, 059 true228 magnetic, 239 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5.0 NM.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none18 ft. road, 570 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m
Surface: turf/dirt, in fair condition
MULT LRG RODENT HOLES.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 38-14.503518N38-14.138957N
Longitude: 108-34.108237W108-33.412428W
Elevation: 5899.4 ft.5930.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 113 magnetic, 124 true293 magnetic, 304 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 6 ft. road, 100 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear3 ft. fence, 56 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF MONTROSE
BOX 997
MONTROSE, CO 81401
Phone 970-249-3203
Manager: LLOYD ARNOLD
BOX 58
NUCLA, CO 81424
Phone 970-864-7111

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 78/week *
59% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018

Additional Remarks

40 FT PLINES IN HANGAR AREA.
MIGTATORY BIRDS, WILDLIFE & DEER ON OR INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (140KB)
 
NUCLA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (241KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (289KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (35 nm SE)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KAJZ - Blake Field Airport (40 nm NE)
U64 - Monticello Airport (41 nm SW)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (53 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo of KAIB (Hopkins Field Airport)
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Photo taken 28-Aug-2013
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3812:38
Sunrise07:0513:05
Sunset19:3301:33
Evening civil twilight20:0002:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 20:09:54
Local (UTC-6)  28-Mar-2024 14:09:54
 
METAR
TAF
KMTJ 
35nm NE 
281728Z 2818/2918 14009KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200 FM281900 24012G22KT P6SM BKN200 FM290200 20009KT P6SM OVC250 FM290600 19004KT P6SM OVC100 FM291200 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC050
KTEX 
36nm SE 
281728Z 2818/2918 13010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM281900 19012G20KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM290300 21005KT P6SM OVC150 FM290900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100 FM291300 19003KT P6SM OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Montrose County (FBO) 970-417-8178
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100LL Jet A
SS $6.12 $4.57 
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