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CO68 Frederick-Firestone F.S. Heliport #2
Frederick, Colorado, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: CO68
Lat/Long: 40-07-19.0000N / 104-58-51.0000W
40-07.316667N / 104-58.850000W
40.1219444 / -104.9808333
(estimated)
Elevation: 4974 ft. / 1516 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles NW of FREDERICK, CO
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 80504

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2009
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EIK (7 nm SW): 133.825 (303-604-4339)
WX AWOS-3 at LMO (9 nm W): 120.0 (303-684-7545)
WX AWOS-3 at BDU (12 nm SW): 118.825 (303-541-9540)
WX AWOS-3 at BJC (14 nm SW): PHONE 720-887-8067
WX AWOS-3 at FNL (20 nm N): 135.075 (970-669-9187)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BJCr019/14.5JEFFCO VOR/DME115.4011E
DVVr299/21.3MILE HIGH VORTAC114.7011E
DENr311/23.7DENVER VOR/DME117.9011E
GLLr208/30.1GILL VORTAC114.2013E
FQFr316/30.8FALCON VORTAC116.3011E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 63 x 63 ft. / 19 x 19 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE DISTRICT
3791 ROWE ST
FREDERICK, CO 80516
Phone 303-788-5251
Manager: AIR LIFE OF DENVER
501 E HAMPDEN AVE
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113
Phone 303-788-5524

Heliport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Helicopters: 1
    

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 50 FT ANT 100 FT W OF PAD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CO68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (7 nm SW)
KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (9 nm W)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (14 nm SW)
KFNL - Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KDEN - Denver International Airport (21 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight13:12
Sunrise13:41
Sunset23:47
Evening civil twilight00:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 17:35:34
 
METAR
K1V5 
12nm SW 
AWOS 118.825 303-541-9540
No observation available
KBJC 
14nm SW 
101648Z 00000KT 20SM SCT120 SCT200 08/M03 A3030
KFNL 
20nm N 
101715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3031 RMK AO1
KDEN 
23nm SE 
101653Z 00000KT 10SM SCT120 SCT200 09/01 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00940006
KGXY 
24nm NE 
101715Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3032 RMK AO1
KBKF 
27nm SE 
101655Z 04004KT 70SM BKN200 09/00 A3029 RMK SLP253
TAF
KBJC 
14nm SW 
101259Z 1013/1112 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM102200 35006KT P6SM SCT110 BKN200 FM110200 24007KT P6SM SCT110 SCT200

 
 

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Hotels near Frederick-Firestone F.S. Heliport #2

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN LONGMONT 2.4 80-81
SUPER 8 LONGMONT DEL CAMINO 2.5 58-86
DAYS INN LONGMONT CO 2.7 65-85
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN 2.7 60-85
BEST WESTERN FIRESTONE INN 2.9 77-106
COMFORT SUITES CLINTON 3.0 110-190
VALUE PLACE FIRESTONE 3.0 134-140

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Frederick-Firestone F.S. Heliport #2

2 in Firestone
14 in Longmont
5 in Brighton
6 in Louisville
7 in Broomfield
2 in Henderson
19 in Boulder
13 in Loveland
13 in Westminster
 

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