FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AIB |
| Lat/Long: | 38-14-19.5000N / 108-33-47.8000W 38-14.325000N / 108-33.796667W 38.2387500 / -108.5632778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5940 ft. / 1810.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of NUCLA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 81422 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE YELLOW & WHITE PAINTED TIRES. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (970-864-2325) |
- UNICOM ANSWERED BY SHERIFF DISPATCH; AVBL 24 HRS.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (MONTROSE RCAG) ON FREQS 125.35 354.05.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ETLr298/18.7 | | CONES VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 12E |
| DVCr020/31.1 | | DOVE CREEK VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 14E |
| MTJr231/35.1 | | MONTROSE VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL SELF-SERVICE AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.130415N | | 38-14.525932N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.238985W | | 108-33.419612W |
| Elevation: | 5898.2 ft. | | 5939.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 058 true | | 227 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 80 ft. / 1219 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-14.503518N | | 38-14.138957N |
| Longitude: | 108-34.108233W | | 108-33.412425W |
| Elevation: | 5899.4 ft. | | 5930.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 124 true | | 293 magnetic, 304 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 150 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear RY 11 HAS 4FT FENCE 120FT FROM RY END ON BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE. | | 2 ft. fence |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MONTROSE BOX 997 MONTROSE, CO 81401 Phone 970-249-3203 |
| Manager: | LLOYD ARNOLD BOX 58 NUCLA, CO 81424 Phone 970-864-7111 AFTER HOURS PHONE 970-864-2281. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/week * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +30 FT PLINES IN HANGAR AREA. |
| - | LIGHTED TAXIWAY SIGNS. |
| - | RY 29 +30 FT HILL 408 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD CNTRLN, -75 FT TERRAIN AT THLD. |
| - | TWY IS MARKED WITH BLUE REFLECTORS. |
| - | MIGTATORY BIRDS, WILDLIFE, & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (184KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| NUCLA ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) **NEW** | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTEX - Telluride Regional Airport (35 nm SE)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (53 nm N)
KCEZ - Cortez Municipal Airport (56 nm S)
KBDG - Blanding Municipal Airport (59 nm SW)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 14:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 11:00:31 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Feb-2012 04:00:31 |
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| TAF |
KMTJ 35nm NE | 130520Z 1306/1406 13004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC045 TEMPO 1306/1309 4SM -SHSN BR BKN015 OVC025 FM131400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 FM131800 35005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200 FM140200 14005KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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