FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | RCV |
Lat/Long: | 37-42-49.6217N 106-21-07.2666W 37-42.827028N 106-21.121110W 37.7137838,-106.3520185 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 7955.4 ft. / 2424.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles N of DEL NORTE, CO |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 81132 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 05/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24, PAPI RWY 06 & 24, MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. REIL RWY 06 & 24 ONLY OPER AT NGT. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.275 (719-657-9017) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON 128.375/379.95 (ALAMOSA RCAG).
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 6051 x 75 ft. / 1844 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 37-42.513775N | | 37-42.895895N |
Longitude: | 106-21.745895W | | 106-20.587317W |
Elevation: | 7955.4 ft. | | 7889.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 067 true | | 239 magnetic, 247 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG RIGHT OF CRS. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 4812 x 60 ft. / 1467 x 18 m |
Surface: | turf, in poor condition HAS NUMEROUS HOLES, FIRST 500 FT OF RWY 03, AND IS VERY ROUGH THROUGHOUT. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 37-42.667628N | | 37-43.293742N |
Longitude: | 106-21.369760W | | 106-20.758040W |
Elevation: | 7925.9 ft. | | 7932.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 038 true | | 210 magnetic, 218 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 19 ft. road, 112 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | RIO GRANDE COUNTY 925 6TH STREET, RM 207 DEL NORTE, CO 81132 Phone 719-657-2744 |
Manager: | JAY SARASON 0637 COUNTY ROAD 22 DEL NORTE, CO 81132 Phone 719-850-2094 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | 80% | local general aviation | 20% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RWY 21 HAS +8FT SIGN 20 FT FM THLD, 10 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
- | UNL VEHICLE ACES ON ARPT. |
- | MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SURROUNDS ARPT IN ALL DIRECTIONS. |
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 from 16 June 2022 at 0901Z to 14 July 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (387KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (516KB) |
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HOMME ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (478KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (790KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMVI - Monte Vista Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KALS - San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (28 nm SE)
KPSO - Stevens Field Airport (42 nm SW)
KANK - Salida Airport/Harriett Alexander Field (52 nm N)
KGUC - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (56 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
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Taken in October 2004
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Jun-2022
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 11:15 |
Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 11:46 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 02:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 03:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jun-2022 21:29:12 |
Local (UTC-6) | 26-Jun-2022 15:29:12 |
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METAR |
KRCV | 262115Z AUTO 12011G15KT 10SM SCT030 SCT095 18/08 A3052 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW T01800081
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TAF |
KALS 29nm SE | 261729Z 2618/2718 18007KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC040 FM270200 15008KT 6SM -RA BKN015 OVC035 FM270600 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 BKN030
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NOTAMs |
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