FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CEZ |
| Lat/Long: | 37-18-10.8000N / 108-37-41.0000W 37-18.180000N / 108-37.683333W 37.3030000 / -108.6280556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5918 ft. / 1803.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CORTEZ, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 81321 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CEZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & REILS RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPERATIONS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CONTACT AMGR 970-565-7458. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.625 (970-564-0193) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DEN ARTCC ON FREQS 118.575/348.7 (CORTEZ RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CEZr197/6.1 | | CORTEZ VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 14E |
| DVCr141/33.6 | | DOVE CREEK VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7205 x 100 ft. / 2196 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 56.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 37-17.735970N | | 37-18.624292N |
| Longitude: | 108-38.175208W | | 108-37.189880W |
| Elevation: | 5913.2 ft. | | 5909.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 042 true | | 210 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear +133' POLE ON CENTERLINE. | | 16 ft. road, 680 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CORTEZ 210 EAST MAIN CORTEZ, CO 81321 Phone 970-565-3402 |
| Manager: | RUSS MACHEN 22874 COUNTY ROAD F CORTEZ, CO 81321 Phone 970-565-7458 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/day * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 10% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACR OPERATIONS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS RSTRD TO TWY CONNECTORS A1 AND A2; BACK TAXI ON RY TO/FM THESE POINTS TO APRON. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (375KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (626KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (642KB) |
| VOR RWY 21 | |
download (590KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMN - Four Corners Regional Airport (39 nm SE)
KDRO - Durango-La Plata County Airport (43 nm E)
KBDG - Blanding Municipal Airport (44 nm NW)
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (52 nm NE)
KAIB - Hopkins Field Airport (56 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Austin Heermann
Photo taken 30-Aug-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 14:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:25 | | 00:25 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 03:00:24 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Dec-2009 20:00:24 |
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| METAR |
| KCEZ | 090253Z AUTO 35005KT 2SM -SN BR SCT013 OVC028 M07/M08 A2980 RMK AO2 SNB0155 SLP110 P0000 60000 T10671083 51026 FZRANO
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| TAF |
KFMN 38nm SE | 082333Z 0900/0924 28020G30KT P6SM BKN040 BKN060 FM090200 26015KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM090500 27008KT P6SM SCT070 FM091100 08005KT 2SM BR SCT005 TEMPO 0911/0915 1/4SM FZFG VV001 FM091500 12006KT P6SM FEW003 FEW250 FM092000 30012G20KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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