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CD15 High Plains Airport
Simla, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: CD15
Lat/Long: 39-17-47.0000N 104-07-30.0000W
39-17.783333N 104-07.500000W
39.2963889,-104.1250000
(estimated)
Elevation: 5870 ft. / 1789 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles N of SIMLA, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80835

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRKr040/31.7BLACK FOREST VOR/DME112.5008E
FQFr125/32.9FALCON VORTAC116.3011E
HGOr314/37.1HUGO VOR/DME112.1007E
DENr133/39.7DENVER VOR/DME117.9008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 27 ft. pline, marked, 220 ft. from runway45 ft. tree, 530 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HIGH PLAINS AIRPORT
PO BOX 12
KIOWA, CO 80117
Phone 720-319-3857
Manager: MATT SCHANTZ
29150 CTY RD 117
SIMLA, CO 80835
Phone (720) 319-3857

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CD15.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLIC - Limon Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (30 nm SW)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (35 nm NW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (37 nm NW)
KBKF - Buckley Space Force Base (38 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo of CD15 (High Plains Airport)
Photo by Erik Mugele and Jim Densmore
Photo taken 16-Jan-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0013:00
Sunrise06:2813:28
Sunset16:5323:53
Evening civil twilight17:2000:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Nov-2025 22:12:00
Local (UTC-7)  03-Nov-2025 15:12:00
 
METAR
KLIC 
21nm E 
032155Z AUTO 16018G26KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/2120 SLP204 T01061033
KMNH 
24nm W 
032155Z AUTO 18018G23KT 10SM CLR 09/M05 A3019 RMK AO2
KFLY 
30nm SW 
032155Z AUTO 18011G15KT 10SM 09/M06 A3024 RMK AO2 T00851058
KCFO 
35nm NW 
031335Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3034 RMK AO2 T00081036
KAPA 
37nm NW 
032153Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01061028
KAFF 
38nm SW 
032155Z 18009KT 10SM FEW120 BKN200 10/M05 A3020 RMK AO2A SLP200 T00981053
KBKF 
38nm NW 
032158Z 00000KT 10SM SCT150 BKN220 11/M03 A3013 RMK AO2A SLP185 T01081033
KCOS 
40nm SW 
032154Z 15010KT 10SM BKN230 09/M06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00941056
KDEN 
40nm NW 
032153Z 29007KT 10SM SCT150 BKN220 13/M04 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01281044 $
TAF
KAPA 
37nm NW 
031730Z 0318/0418 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM031900 32007KT P6SM SCT140 BKN220 FM040100 22006KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM040400 18010KT P6SM SCT220 FM041300 23007KT P6SM SCT220
KAFF 
38nm SW 
032004Z 0320/0502 16014KT 9999 FEW150 BKN250 520103 QNH3015INS BECMG 0400/0401 33009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3013INS BECMG 0406/0407 04009KT 9999 SKC WS010/27040KT 530106 QNH3016INS WND 300V120 ROTOR CONDS EXIST BECMG 0413/0414 32009KT 9999 SKC 520009 QNH3020INS WND 240V060 ROTOR CONDS EXIST BECMG 0415/0416 22012KT 9999 FEW250 510002 520207 QNH3020INS WND 160V320 BECMG 0418/0419 17012KT 9999 FEW250 520406 QNH3017INS WND 130V230 BECMG 0422/0423 34009KT 9999 SKC QNH3010INS TX17/0420Z TNM01/0413Z LAST NO
KBKF 
38nm NW 
031700Z 0317/0423 15010KT 9999 SCT150 BKN200 QNH3024INS TX10/0416Z TN05/0412Z
KCOS 
40nm SW 
031723Z 0318/0418 16014G24KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM040000 15009KT P6SM SCT150 FM040400 03007KT P6SM SCT150 FM041000 34005KT P6SM SCT150
KDEN 
40nm NW 
031730Z 0318/0424 16014KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM031830 VRB06KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220 FM031915 31007KT P6SM SCT140 BKN220 FM040200 24006KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM040400 19010KT P6SM SCT220 FM041600 VRB06KT P6SM SCT220 FM042000 30007KT P6SM FEW220
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