Mertens Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-37-02.9420N (40.617484)
Longitude: 
 103-19-59.7660W (-103.333268)
Elevation: 
 4192.0 feet MSL (1278 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.8 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. W of Sterling, Colorado
Found On: 
 Cheyenne Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DARREL MERTENS
BOX 535
STERLING, CO 80751
(970) 522-1941		 DARREL MERTENS
BOX 535
STERLING, CO 80751
(970) 522-1941

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1975
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-1600
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDV (Denver)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 5192 feet (1583 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

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    Area Code: 303
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade

    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Denver(DEN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 3CO2

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    3.1 Sterling Municipal Airport
    (STK KSTK STK)    		 93 86 100LL, Jet A
    27.0 Colorado Plains Regional Airport
    (AKO KAKO AKO)    		 169 162 100LL, Jet A-1
    27.4 Fort Morgan Municipal Airport
    (KFMM FMM)    		 231 224 100LL, Jet A-1
    33.0 Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W Carr Field Airport
    (SNY KSNY SNY)    		 28 21 100LL, Jet A
    37.6 Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Field Airport
    (KIBM IBM)    		 335 328 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Yuma Municipal Airport
    (2V6)    		 137 131 100LL, Jet
    48.4 Holyoke Airport
    (KHEQ HEQ)    		 93 87 100LL, Jet A
    48.5 Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport
    (82V)    		 311 304 100LL
    58.8 Wray Municipal Airport
    (2V5)    		 121 115 100LL
    60.3 Greeley-Weld County Airport
    (GXY KGXY GXY)    		 260 253 100LL, Jet A
    60.8 Easton/Valley View Airport
    (11V)    		 253 246 100LL, Jet A
    69.8 Platte Valley Airpark Airport
    (18V)    		 244 237 100LL
    74.3 Grant Municipal Airport
    (KGGF GGF)    		 77 71 100LL
    74.4 Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field Airport
    (CYS KCYS CYS)    		 296 288 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    74.5 Colorado Air And Space Port Airport
    (KCFO CFO)    		 228 221 100LL, Jet A
    76.3 Denver International Airport
    (DEN KDEN DEN)    		 233 226 100LL, Jet A
    76.3 Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field Airport
    (BFF KBFF BFF)    		 351 344 100LL, Jet A
    77.1 Searle Field Airport
    (OGA KOGA OGA)    		 66 60 100LL, Jet A+
    77.2 Northern Colorado Regional Airport
    (FNL KFNL FNL)    		 263 255 100LL, Jet A
    82.0 Limon Municipal Airport
    (LIC KLIC LIC)    		 190 183 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
    A13 970-520-1941 (CELL)
    E111 PVT USE ONLY. TFC PTN W OF ARPT TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH TFC AT CROSSON FLD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    3CO2 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  4000 ft x 100 ft (1219 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Gravel/Dirt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Left
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD
    Distance from End: 
    		 300

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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