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5CO0

Windy Plains Airport
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5CO0
Lat/Long:	38-49-47.0000N 102-17-56.0000W 38-49.783333N 102-17.933333W 38.8297222,-102.2988889 (estimated)
Elevation:	4184 ft. / 1275 m (estimated)
Variation:	10E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of CHEYENNE WELLS, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	80810

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1981
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN. FOR LIRL CALL 719-767-8081.

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
KIT CARSON		176/25.0		209		06E		ITR	.. - .-.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2880 x 40 ft. / 878 x 12 m
Surface:	asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	2485 x 30 ft. / 757 x 9 m
Surface:	dirt/gravel, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	13 ft. road, 65 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear	15 ft. road, 82 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	AIRCHECK LLC PO BOX 352 LAMAR, CO 81052-0352 Phone 719-336-5718
Manager:	SCOTT KOCH PO BOX 100 CHEYENNE WELLS, CO 80810 Phone 719-767-8081

Additional Remarks

A58-22	+15 FT ROAD 83 FT R OF CNTRLN AT THR; +8 FT STOP SIGN & +5 FT FENCE 168 FT FM & PARL TO THR; +15 FT ROAD 115 FT FM RY END 0B. +3' ELECTRIC BOX 90' FM THR ON CNTRLN.
-	RY 04/22 SIDES SLOPES RUTTED; LITTLE OR NO CLEAR ZONE ALONG RY SIDES.
-	RY 28 +4 FT FENCE 137 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN & 30 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THR.
-	RY 10 -5 FT DITCH AT THR.
-	AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPNS APRIL THRU OCTOBER.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5CO0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KITR - Kit Carson County Airport (25 nm N)
5K2 - Tribune Municipal Airport (34 nm SE)
KGLD - Renner Field/Goodland Municipal Airport (43 nm NE)
KLAA - Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (49 nm S)
3K7 - Mark Hoard Memorial Airport (50 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:19	12:19
Sunrise	06:46	12:46
Sunset	19:05	01:05
Evening civil twilight	19:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Mar-2026 03:36:34
Local (UTC-6)	25-Mar-2026 21:36:34

METAR

KITR 25nm N	260253Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 19/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP073 T01891011 57004
KGLD 43nm NE	260253Z AUTO 20014KT 10SM CLR 22/00 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02170000 58005
KLAA 49nm S	260253Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM CLR 23/02 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP082 6//// T02280017 $

TAF

KGLD
43nm NE

252000Z 2520/2618 32012G18KT P6SM SKC FM252100 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM260400 20012KT P6SM SKC FM260900 25011KT P6SM SKC FM261600 36013G20KT P6SM SKC

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