FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKO |
| Lat/Long: | 40-10-32.3000N / 103-13-19.3000W 40-10.538333N / 103-13.321667W 40.1756389 / -103.2220278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4716 ft. / 1437.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of AKRON, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 80720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 FOR FUEL WHEN ARPT UNATNDD CALL 970-345-2397. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.475 (970-345-2320) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 133.95/317.55 (BRUSH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AKOr289/2.3 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 13E |
| TXCr347/28.6 | | THURMAN VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BATTEN | | 171/21.4 | | 392 | | 08E | | BAJ | -... .- .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 7001 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 85.0 | | Double tandem: | 125.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-10.820233N | | 40-10.255642N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.976738W | | 103-12.666460W |
| Elevation: | 4715.8 ft. | | 4670.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.06% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 119 true | | 289 magnetic, 299 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF AKRON CITY HALL, P.O. BOX P AKRON, CO 80720 Phone 970-345-2624 |
| Manager: | RANDY HAYES PO BOX O AKRON, CO 80720 Phone 970-345-2397 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 47/day * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 23% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTSV CROP SPRAYING OPNS IN THE AREA APR- OCT. |
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) RWY 11 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (160KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSTK - Sterling Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KFMM - Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
2V5 - Wray Municipal Airport (45 nm E)
KHEQ - Holyoke Airport (49 nm NE)
KSNY - Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W. Carr Field Airport (56 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Iversen
Taken in 2009
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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 | | 05:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:04:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Aug-2013 23:04:22 |
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| METAR |
| KAKO | 130353Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01670133
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| NOTAMs |
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