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CD15

High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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
BRKr040/31.7	BLACK FOREST VOR/DME	112.50	08E
FQFr125/32.9	FALCON VORTAC	116.30	11E
HGOr314/37.1	HUGO VOR/DME	112.10	07E
DENr133/39.7	DENVER VOR/DME	117.90	08E

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:	left	left
Obstructions:	27 ft. pline, marked, 220 ft. from runway	45 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
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:27	11:27
Sunrise	05:57	11:57
Sunset	20:09	02:09
Evening civil twilight	20:39	02:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jul-2026 21:00:16
Local (UTC-6)	31-Jul-2026 15:00:16

METAR

KLIC 21nm E	311955Z AUTO 04015KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03000083
KMNH 24nm W	312035Z AUTO 17016G21KT 10SM VCTS CLR 19/13 A3044 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU W
KFLY 30nm SW	312035Z AUTO 07011G18KT 10SM -VCTSRA SCT033 BKN065 OVC075 21/09 A3046 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02050088
KCFO 35nm NW	312047Z 05010G15KT 10SM CLR 32/03 A3031
KAPA 37nm NW	312053Z 03011G16KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 BKN220 31/09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP177 OCNL LTGICCG DSNT S CB DSNT S MOV SE T03060089 55008
KAFF 38nm SW	311959Z 21010KT 10SM VCTS BKN070CB 26/12 A3035 RMK AO2A TS 8SW MOV SE SLP172
KBKF 38nm NW	311958Z 10008G16KT 10SM FEW085 FEW130 SCT180 31/08 A3029 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT SW SLP163 T03140084
KCOS 40nm SW	312054Z 07010G26KT 10SM TS BKN100CB BKN200 23/08 A3038 RMK AO2 PK WND 05026/2045 RAB15E41 SLP196 OCNL LTGICCG VC SW TS VC SW MOV SE P0000 60000 T02330078 53003 $
KDEN 40nm NW	312053Z 06011G17KT 10SM FEW090 SCT140 SCT220 31/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03110072 58011

TAF

KAPA 37nm NW	311740Z 3118/0118 02007KT P6SM FEW140 FM312000 07006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 PROB30 3122/0101 VRB17G32KT -TSRA SCT090CB BKN140 FM010100 12008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT120 SCT220 FM010500 18008KT P6SM FEW120 FEW220 FM011500 VRB06KT P6SM FU SKC
KAFF 38nm SW	311225Z 3112/0117 36014KT 9999 SCT120 QNH3034INS BECMG 3114/3115 06009KT 9999 SCT120 QNH3036INS WND 350V120 BECMG 3118/3119 12014KT 9999 VCTS SCT080CB BKN120 QNH3034INS WND 060V180 TEMPO 3119/0101 VRB25G35KT 4800 -TSRAGR SCT040 BKN080CB BECMG 0100/0101 34009KT 9999 VCTS BKN080CB QNH3038INS TEMPO 0101/0104 VRB20G30KT -TSRA BECMG 0103/0104 34009KT 9999 NSW FEW080 QNH3040INS BECMG 0114/0115 14012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3040INS TX29/3122Z TN13/3112Z
KBKF 38nm NW	311700Z 3117/0123 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3035INS BECMG 3119/3120 VRB06KT 9999 VCTS BKN100CB QNH3034INS TEMPO 3122/3123 VRB10G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN090CB BECMG 0102/0103 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT100 QNH3032INS TX31/3120Z TN19/0112Z
KCOS 40nm SW	311722Z 3118/0118 18008KT P6SM SCT070 SCT150 FM312000 16010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 PROB30 3120/0102 VRB20G35KT 5SM -TSRA BKN080CB FM010200 36008KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN120 FM010600 36005KT P6SM SCT120 FM011600 16008KT P6SM SCT100
KDEN 40nm NW	311740Z 3118/0124 07007KT P6SM FEW120 FM312100 09009KT P6SM FU FEW100 SCT140 PROB30 3122/0102 VRB17G32KT -TSRA SCT090CB BKN140 FM010200 11008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT120 SCT220 FM010500 20009KT P6SM FEW120 FEW220 FM011100 24007KT P6SM FEW120 FM011500 34007KT P6SM FU SKC FM011900 03008KT P6SM SKC

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