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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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: 7678 ft. / 2340.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 12E (1990)
From city: 1 mile SW of GUNNISON, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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.
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

A81 1 HIRL RY 06/24 & REIL RY 24 OPER 0600-2230. ACTVT MALSF RY 06 & PAPI RY 06 - CTAF. PAPI RY 24 OPR 24 HRS.
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 06   download (531KB)
GPS-B   download (520KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (547KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3511:35
Sunrise06:0512:05
Sunset20:2302:23
Evening civil twilight20:5302:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 00:49:24
Local (UTC-6)  25-Jul-2008 18:49:24
 
METAR
KGUC 252355Z AUTO 11018G25KT 10SM FEW065 SCT090 BKN120 21/09 A3044 RMK AO1 52017
TAF
KASE 
42nm N 
252323Z 260024 19020G30KT P6SM -SHRA SCT070CB BKN090 FM0100 19010KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN100 TEMPO 0105 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN050CB FM0600 18005KT P6SM FEW080CB SCT110 FM1200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110 FM1800 33008KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN110
KMTJ 
45nm W 
252323Z 260024 15018G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT080CB BKN150 TEMPO 0105 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN060CB FM0600 15008KT P6SM FEW090CB SCT120 FM1200 14008KT P6SM SCT120 FM1900 33007KT P6SM VCTS SCT080CB SCT150
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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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FS 
100LL 
$6.10 
Jet A 
$6.90 
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AirNav users who flew into KGUC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN GUNNISON 1.4 
QUALITY INN GUNNISON 0.9 57-76
SUPER 8 MOTEL GUNNISON/CRESTED BUTTE AREA 0.9 60-66
 

Other hotels near Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
ALPINE INN OF GUNNISON 0.4 
GUNNISON DAYS INN 0.5 40-60
AFFORDABLE INNS AT TOMICHI VILLAGE 1.2 65-75
RODEWAY INN GUNNISON 1.5 57-58

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