FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FTG |
| Lat/Long: | 39-47-06.9000N / 104-32-35.3000W 39-47.115000N / 104-32.588333W 39.7852500 / -104.5431389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5512 ft. / 1680.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1995) |
| From city: | 19 miles E of DENVER, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 80137 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1984 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 303-208-8536. |
| Pattern altitude: | 6500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; HIRL RY 08/26; PAPI RYS 08; 17; 26; 35; REIL RYS 08 & 17; MALSR RYS 26 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.2 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.025 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (303-261-9104) |
| FRONT RANGE GROUND: | 124.7 [0700-2100] |
| FRONT RANGE TOWER: | 120.2 [0700-2100] |
| DENVER APPROACH: | 128.25 |
| DENVER DEPARTURE: | 128.25 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.75(2100-0700) 124.7 |
| CON: | 124.7 |
| WX ASOS at DEN (8 nm NW): | PHONE 303-342-0838 |
| WX ASOS at APA (19 nm SW): | PHONE 303-706-9098 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DENr096/5.7 | | DENVER VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 11E |
| FQFr021/6.7 | | FALCON VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 11E |
| DVVr139/7.6 | | MILE HIGH VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 11E |
| BVRr262/28.4 | | BYERS VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 10E |
| BJCr095/28.5 | | JEFFCO VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 100 ft. / 2438 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 39-47.640300N | | 39-47.613650N |
| Longitude: | 104-33.914500W | | 104-32.207100W |
| Elevation: | 5449.8 ft. | | 5485.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 091 true | | 260 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 100 ft. / 2438 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 34.0 | | Double wheel: | 46.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 39-47.135750N | | 39-45.818300N |
| Longitude: | 104-31.454050W | | 104-31.453683W |
| Elevation: | 5472.5 ft. | | 5511.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 180 true | | 349 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRONT RANGE AIRPORT AUTH 5200 FRONT RANGE PKWY WATKINS, CO 80137 Phone 303-261-9100 |
| Manager: | DENNIS HEAP 5200 FRONT RANGE PKWY WATKINS, CO 80137 Phone 303-261-9100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 392 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 291 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 73 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 252/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BLUE & YELLOW REFLECTORS ALONG ALL TWY EDGES. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS SE; S & SW OF ARPT. AVOID FLTS BLO 1000 FT OVER POPULATED AREAS. |
| - | 24 HOUR CREDIT CARD 100LL SELF FUELING STATION. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| DANDD FIVE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (404KB) |
| LANDR FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (388KB) |
| LARKS SIX **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (394KB) |
| POWDR SEVEN **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (383KB) |
| QUAIL SIX **NEW** | |
download (347KB) |
| RAMMS FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (374KB) |
| SAYGE SIX **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (372KB) |
| TOMSN FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (352KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 26 | |
download (311KB) |
| ILS RWY 17 | |
download (267KB) |
| ILS RWY 35 | |
download (324KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (310KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (332KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| DENVER FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (369KB) |
| PIKES FOUR | |
download (274KB) |
| PLAINS FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (503KB) |
| ROCKIES SEVEN **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (515KB) |
| YELLOWSTONE SIX **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (507KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEN - Denver International Airport (8 nm NW)
KBKF - Buckley Air Force Base (11 nm SW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (19 nm SW)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (27 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 05-May-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 02:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 03:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 10:25:31 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Jul-2009 04:25:31 |
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| METAR |
| KFTG | 031850Z 00000KT 40SM BKN150 27/13 A3014
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KDEN 6nm NW | 040953Z 24007KT 10SM FEW030 SCT080 BKN120 16/14 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01560139 $
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KBKF 10nm SW | 040955Z 24005KT 7SM FEW030 SCT220 15/14 A3023 RMK SLP172
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KAPA 19nm SW | 040953Z 26006KT 6SM BR FEW008 OVC017 16/15 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01610150
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| TAF |
KDEN 6nm NW | 040754Z 0408/0512 32008KT P6SM FEW030 SCT080 BKN120 FM041100 VRB05KT P6SM VCFG FEW005 SCT070 BKN180 FM041500 03007KT P6SM SCT070 SCT150 FM041900 07011KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN120 PROB30 0420/0424 VRB20G30KT -TSRA BKN060CB FM050300 14009KT P6SM FEW070
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KAPA 19nm SW | 040829Z 0408/0506 30010KT P6SM VCSH SCT009 BKN015 OVC040 TEMPO 0408/0409 BKN009 FM041000 VRB04KT P6SM VCFG FEW007 SCT110 BKN200 FM041600 05009KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 SCT200 FM041900 07011KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 PROB30 0420/0424 VRB20G30KT -TSRA BKN060CB
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| NOTAMs |
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