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CD15 High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: CD15
Lat/Long: 39-17-47.0000N 104-07-30.0000W
39-17.783333N 104-07.500000W
39.2963889,-104.1250000
(estimated)
Elevation: 5870 ft. / 1789 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles N of SIMLA, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80835

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRKr040/31.7BLACK FOREST VOR/DME112.5008E
FQFr125/32.9FALCON VORTAC116.3011E
HGOr314/37.1HUGO VOR/DME112.1007E
DENr133/39.7DENVER VOR/DME117.9008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 27 ft. pline, marked, 220 ft. from runway45 ft. tree, 530 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HIGH PLAINS AIRPORT
PO BOX 12
KIOWA, CO 80117
Phone 720-319-3857
Manager: MATT SCHANTZ
29150 CTY RD 117
SIMLA, CO 80835
Phone (720) 319-3857

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD15.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLIC - Limon Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (30 nm SW)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (35 nm NW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (37 nm NW)
KBKF - Buckley Space Force Base (38 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo of CD15 (High Plains Airport)
Photo by Erik Mugele and Jim Densmore
Photo taken 16-Jan-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4613:46
Sunrise07:1614:16
Sunset16:3823:38
Evening civil twilight17:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Dec-2025 13:35:04
Local (UTC-7)  26-Dec-2025 06:35:04
 
METAR
KLIC 
21nm E 
261255Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T10281083
KMNH 
24nm W 
261315Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 07/M10 A3008 RMK AO2
KFLY 
30nm SW 
261315Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 04/M08 A3006 RMK AO2 T00361080
KCFO 
35nm NW 
261315Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3000 RMK AO2 T00281070
KAPA 
37nm NW 
261253Z 18011KT 10SM FEW220 07/M08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00721083
KAFF 
38nm SW 
261255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00681092
KBKF 
38nm NW 
261258Z 20010KT 10SM FEW220 07/M08 A2997 RMK AO2A SLP109 T00691083
KCOS 
40nm SW 
261254Z 07011KT 10SM BKN250 06/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP139 T00561061 $
KDEN 
40nm NW 
261253Z 21010KT 10SM FEW250 04/M07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00441072
TAF
KAPA 
37nm NW 
261124Z 2612/2712 22011KT P6SM SCT250 FM262000 21012G22KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM270100 21010KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM270500 20008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN220
KBKF 
38nm NW 
260900Z 2609/2715 VRB06KT 9999 FEW160 FEW220 QNH2997INS BECMG 2611/2612 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 BKN220 QNH2998INS TX20/2622Z TN06/2614Z
KCOS 
40nm SW 
261120Z 2612/2712 06007KT P6SM SCT200 FM261700 15006KT P6SM SCT200 FM261900 19012KT P6SM SCT200 FM270200 21007KT P6SM SCT200 FM270900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT110 BKN200 WS020/23040KT
KDEN 
40nm NW 
261124Z 2612/2718 20009KT P6SM SCT250 FM261900 21012KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM270100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM270200 21010KT P6SM BKN220 FM271500 23012G20KT P6SM SCT120 BKN220
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