AirNav: CD48 - Cuchara Ranch Airport

CD48

Cuchara Ranch Airport
Walsenburg, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	CD48
Lat/Long:	37-47-11.0000N 104-35-37.2000W 37-47.183333N 104-35.620000W 37.7863889,-104.5936667 (estimated)
Elevation:	5827 ft. / 1776 m (estimated)
From city:	8 miles SW of WALSENBURG, CO
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	81089

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/2006
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 4V1 (11 nm SW):

123.6 (719-738-1053)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PUBr186/31.4		PUEBLO VORTAC		116.70		08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3500 x 80 ft. / 1067 x 24 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	12 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway	12 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BILL JOHN HICKEY P O BOX 364 LAVETA, CO 81055 Phone 719-742-3291
Manager:	BILL JOHN HICKEY P O BOX 364 LAVETA, CO 81055 Phone 719-742-3291

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (11 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (31 nm N)
KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (34 nm S)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (46 nm NW)
KLHX - La Junta Municipal Airport (54 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	13:46
Sunrise	07:15	14:15
Sunset	16:53	23:53
Evening civil twilight	17:22	00:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Jan-2026 06:35:16
Local (UTC-7)	06-Jan-2026 23:35:16

METAR

KPUB 30nm N	070553Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 02/M13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00171133 10139 20011 58003 $
KTAD 34nm SE	070554Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR M03/M16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP126 T10281156 10106 21033 55002
K1V6 46nm NW	070615Z AUTO 29017KT 10SM CLR 07/M14 A2990 RMK AO1

TAF

KPUB
30nm N

070530Z 0706/0806 26007KT P6SM FEW200 FM071900 13007KT P6SM SCT200 FM080200 30006KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200

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