FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (970-864-2325) |
- 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
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. |
| - | 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (152KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| NUCLA ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (105KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 02:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 02:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:15:07 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Aug-2013 23:15:07 |
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| METAR |
| KAIB | 130455Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM VCTS CLR 18/07 A3029 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMTJ 35nm NE | 130109Z 1301/1324 17007KT P6SM SCT090 SCT140 FM130200 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 BKN200 FM130500 14005KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200 FM131400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM131700 35004KT P6SM SCT200 FM132100 31010KT P6SM SCT120 SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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