Platte Valley Airpark

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Platte Valley Airpark
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 18V
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Platte Valley Airpark Ltd.
Operator Marilyn Taylor, Manager
Location Hudson, Colorado
Elevation AMSL 4,965 ft / 1,513 m
Coordinates 40°6′0″N 104°42′4″W / 40.10000°N 104.70111°W / 40.10000; -104.70111Coordinates: 40°6′0″N 104°42′4″W / 40.10000°N 104.70111°W / 40.10000; -104.70111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,100 1,250 Asphalt
9/27 2,500 762 Turf/Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 4,100
Based aircraft 26
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Platte Valley Airpark (FAA LID: 18V) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Hudson, a town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. It is privately owned by Platte Valley Airpark Ltd.[1] The airport is 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Denver.

Facilities and aircraft

Platte Valley Airpark covers an area of 237 acres (96 ha) and has two runways:[1]

  • Runway 15/33: 4,100 x 40 ft (1,250 x 12 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 9/27: 2,500 x 90 ft (762 x 27 m), Surface: Turf/Gravel

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 4,100 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 78 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single engine and 4% multi engine.[1]

Data

Navigation

  • VOR 114.7 (MILE HIGH) .... GPS no .... ILS no

Runway

  • Lights MIRL .... VGSI none .... App Lgts none .... Taxiway dirt soft when wet

Communication

  • CTAF/UNICOM 122.9 .... Lights 122.9 and 5 clicks

Contact Information

  • Facility manager phone 303-536-0380

Services

  • TSNT Storage hangars and tiedowns
  • Fuel 100LL, MOGAS, and self-service, 24-hour credit card
  • Public phone and computerized WX planning in FBO
  • Aircraft and hangar rentals
  • Instructional services

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for 18V (Form 5010 PDF), as of 2007-03-15
  • 2007-2008 Colorado Airport Directory, Colorado Division of Aeronautics, CDOT, 5126 Front Range Parkway, Watkins, Colorado, 80137

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