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CD15

High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 11-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	12:36
Sunrise	07:03	13:03
Sunset	18:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	18:50	00:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Oct-2026 03:46:16
Local (UTC-6)	11-Oct-2026 21:46:16

METAR

KLIC 21nm E	120255Z AUTO 21012G21KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP025 T02000056 50005
KMNH 24nm W	120335Z AUTO 20014G22KT 10SM CLR 17/05 A2991 RMK AO2
KFLY 30nm SW	120335Z AUTO 21010G14KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A2994 RMK AO2 T01570055
KCFO 35nm NW	120335Z AUTO 22018G26KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A2978 RMK AO2
KAPA 37nm NW	120253Z 20021G34KT 10SM FEW140 BKN220 22/04 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 20034/0249 SLP011 T02220039 50006
KAFF 38nm SW	120255Z 18015KT 10SM FEW080 SCT160 20/04 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP024 PNO $
KBKF 38nm NW	120258Z 19015KT 10SM FEW140 BKN190 BKN210 24/04 A2976 RMK AO2A SLP997 T02410044 52008
KCOS 40nm SW	120254Z 22011KT 10SM SCT120 BKN160 BKN200 18/07 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 20029/0236 PRESFR SLP043 T01780072 50013 $
KDEN 40nm NW	120253Z 20016KT 10SM FEW140 BKN220 23/04 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/0236 SLP992 T02330044 52004

TAF

KAPA 37nm NW	120026Z 1200/1224 21015G26KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM120700 18011KT P6SM FEW220 FM121500 23015G25KT P6SM SKC
KBKF 38nm NW	120100Z 1201/1307 16015KTKT 9999 FEW110 FEW150 BKN220 QNH2976INS BECMG 1205/1206 19010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2981INS BECMG 1208/1209 19009KT 9999 SKC QNH2982INS TX26/1222Z TN15/1213Z
KCOS 40nm SW	120155Z 1202/1224 24015G25KT P6SM BKN100 BKN200 TEMPO 1202/1204 25025G35KT P6SM BKN090 FM120400 19012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM121200 03008KT P6SM SKC FM121700 19015G25KT P6SM SCT120
KDEN 40nm NW	120031Z 1201/1306 17014G21KT P6SM FEW100 FEW140 BKN220 FM120100 22014G23KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM120700 18011KT P6SM FEW220 FM121500 23014G21KT P6SM SKC FM122200 17009KT P6SM SKC FM130100 05008KT P6SM SKC

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