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KGUC Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport
Gunnison, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GUC
Lat/Long: 38-32-02.2000N / 106-55-58.9000W
38-32.036667N / 106-55.981667W
38.5339444 / -106.9330278
(estimated)
Elevation: 7680 ft. / 2341 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1990)
From city: 1 mile SW of GUNNISON, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 81230

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1947
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GUC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO REQ
ROTG BCN OPERS DARK-2230 & 0600-SR.
HIRL RY 06/24 & REIL RY 24 OPER 0600-2230. ACTVT MALSF RY 06 & PAPI RY 06 - CTAF. PAPI RY 24 OPR 24 HRS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
Airline operations: CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR. CALL AMGR 970-641-2304.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 135.075 (970-641-3240)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 125.35/354.05 (GUNNISON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HBUr032/7.0BLUE MESA VOR/DME114.9014E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 9400 x 150 ft. / 2865 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 250.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 38-31.946333N38-32.384500N
Longitude: 106-56.705100W106-54.814750W
Elevation: 7658.0 ft.7679.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.2% DOWN
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 062 magnetic, 074 true242 magnetic, 254 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.10 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m
Surface: turf/gravel, in fair condition
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-31.950825N38-31.456747N
Longitude: 106-56.363473W106-56.363603W
Elevation: 7660.0 ft.7641.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.6% UP
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 168 magnetic, 180 true348 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Obstructions: 25 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 75 ft. both sides of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear24 ft. trees, 265 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF GUNNISON
519 RIO GRANDE
GUNNISON, CO 81230
Phone 970-641-2304
Manager: PAT LAZARUS
519 RIO GRANDE
GUNNISON, CO 81230
Phone 970-641-2304

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 30
Single engine airplanes: 24
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
70% transient general aviation
21% commercial
10% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007

Additional Remarks

HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADS.
RY 17/35 CLSD 1 DEC - 1 MAY.

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 06 **NEW**   download (552KB)
GPS-B   download (520KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (547KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (37KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (41 nm N)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (42 nm E)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (42 nm NE)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (45 nm W)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (50 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3113:31
Sunrise07:0014:00
Sunset16:4923:49
Evening civil twilight17:1700:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2008 18:36:02
Local (UTC-7)  23-Nov-2008 11:36:02
 
METAR
KGUC 231815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M11 A3024 RMK AO1
TAF
KASE 
42nm N 
231720Z 2318/2418 34006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM240200 19005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM240800 20007KT P6SM FEW250
KMTJ 
45nm W 
231720Z 2318/2418 16006KT P6SM SCT250 FM232000 32007KT P6SM SCT250 FM240200 16007KT P6SM FEW250 FM240900 15009KT P6SM FEW250 FM241300 17006KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Gunnison Valley Aviation 970-641-0526
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100LL 
$4.95 
Jet A 
$5.95 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
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AirNav users who flew into KGUC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN GUNNISON 1.4 59-81
QUALITY INN GUNNISON 0.9 66-80
SUPER 8 MOTEL GUNNISON/CRESTED BUTTE AREA 0.9 50-69
 

Other hotels near Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
ALPINE INN OF GUNNISON 0.4 49-130
GUNNISON DAYS INN 0.5 55-76
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES GUNNISON 1.1 
AFFORDABLE INNS AT TOMICHI VILLAGE 1.2 65-93
RODEWAY INN GUNNISON 1.5 50-79
THE WATER WHEEL INN 2.8 79-89

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 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport

9 in Gunnison
1 in Almont
 

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