Colorado Plains Regional Airport

Location

Latitude:	40-10-32.3000N (40.175639)
Longitude:	103-13-19.3000W (-103.222028)
Elevation:	4716.0 feet MSL (1437 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	6.7 E (as of September 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -7.0 (Standard Time) UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	01 N.M. N of Akron, Colorado
Found On:	Cheyenne Chart
FAA Region:	ANM

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
RANDY HAYES PO BOX O AKRON, CO 80720 970-345-2397	TOWN OF AKRON CITY HALL, P.O. BOX P AKRON, CO 80720 970-345-2624

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	10/1946
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC:	ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZDV (Denver)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	5716 feet (1742 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	AKO
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
ASOS:	135.475 (970-345-2320)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 133.95/317.55 (BRUSH/A/ RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 970

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Hayes Aviation Update FBO info	Unicom 122.8	345-2397, 800-945-0161	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 07/11/24 to 0901Z 08/08/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 11	SW-1
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 29	SW-1
IAP	VOR RWY 29	SW-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SW-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SW-1

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AKO

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
2.3	AKO	. _ _ . _ _ _ _	Akron	VOR-DME	114.40	121	114
21.4	BAJ	_ . . . . _ . _ _ _	Batten	NDB	392	359	352
28.6	TXC	_ _ . . _ _ . _ .	Thurman	VORTAC	112.90	179	172
56.3	SNY	. . . _ . _ . _ _	Sidney	VOR-DME	115.90	11	4
60.3	FT	. . _ . _	Skipi	NDB	321	247	240
64.0	GLL	_ _ . . _ . . . _ . .	Gill	VOR-DME	114.20	288	281
64.3	CNP	_ . _ . _ . . _ _ .	Chappell	NDB	383	32	26
65.0	DC	_ . . _ . _ .	Buffs	NDB	348	278	271
66.6	DVV	_ . . . . . _ . . . _	Mile High	VORTAC	114.70	255	248
68.3	DEN	_ . . . _ .	Denver	VOT	110.00	254	247
69.6	DEN	_ . . . _ .	Denver	VOR-DME	117.90	252	245
70.6	ITR	. . _ . _ .	Kit Carson	NDB	209	141	135
70.6	FQF	. . _ . _ _ . _ . . _ .	Falcon	VORTAC	116.30	246	239
72.1	SYF	. . . _ . _ _ . . _ .	St Francis	NDB	386	111	105
75.8	BKF	_ . . . _ . _ . . _ .	Buckley	TACAN	109.60	248	241
79.8	GGF	_ _ . _ _ . . . _ .	Grant	NDB	359	57	51
80.9	FN	. . _ . _ .	Colln	NDB	400	278	271
83.0	APA	. _ . _ _ . . _	Centennial	VOT	108.20	244	237
83.5	OKS	_ _ _ _ . _ . . .	Oshkosh	NDB	233	28	22
83.6	HGO	. . . . _ _ . _ _ _	Hugo	VOR-DME	112.10	192	185

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
23.7	Yuma Municipal Airport (2V6)	100	94	100LL, Jet
26.4	Sterling Municipal Airport (STK KSTK STK)	355	348	100LL, Jet A
28.3	Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (KFMM FMM)	289	282	100LL, Jet A-1
45.2	Wray Municipal Airport (2V5)	95	89	100LL
49.4	Holyoke Airport (KHEQ HEQ)	61	55	100LL, Jet A
56.5	Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W Carr Field Airport (SNY KSNY SNY)	10	3	100LL, Jet A
57.8	Limon Municipal Airport (LIC KLIC LIC)	200	193	100LL
64.2	Easton/Valley View/ Airport (11V)	278	271	100LL, Jet A
64.2	Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Field Airport (KIBM IBM)	341	334	100LL, Jet A
64.9	Colorado Air And Space Port Airport (KCFO CFO)	249	242	100LL, Jet A
66.5	Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY KGXY GXY)	284	277	100LL, Jet A
68.0	Platte Valley Airpark Airport (18V)	266	259	100LL
69.3	Denver International Airport (DEN KDEN DEN)	254	247	100LL, Jet A
70.2	Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (KSYF SYF)	110	104	100LL
70.7	Kit Carson County Airport (KITR ITR)	142	136	100LL, Jet A-1+
71.8	Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport (82V)	324	317	100LL
79.7	Grant Municipal Airport (KGGF GGF)	57	51	100LL
83.3	Centennial Airport (APA KAPA APA)	244	237	100LL, Jet A, UL94
83.5	Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL KFNL FNL)	282	274	100LL, Jet A
83.8	Calhan Airport (5V4)	216	209	100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	EXTSV CROP SPRAYING OPNS IN THE AREA APR- OCT.
A110-3	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
A17	FOR FUEL WHEN ARPT UNATNDD CALL 970-345-2397.
A42-11	RWY 11 THLD MARKINGS WORN & FADED.
A42-29	RWY 29 THLD MARKINGS WORN & FADED.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL 24 HR SELF SERVE 100LL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWY 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	11/29
Longest Runway:	11/29 is 7001 ft (2134 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

AKO Airport Runway Details

Runway 11/29	7001 ft x 100 ft (2134 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/11/2017
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	65.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	85.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	125.0

	Runway 11	Runway 29
Elevation:	4716.0	4670.8
Latitude:	40-10-49.2099N	40-10-15.3391N
Longitude:	103-13-58.6059W	103-12-39.9897W
Runway True Alignment:	119	299
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Poor	Poor
Object at End:	ROAD
Object Height:	24
Distance from End:	996
Object Centerline Offset:	280 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	44	43

Services

Airframe Repair:	Minor
Powerplant Repair:	Minor
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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IATA: AKO

ICAO: KAKO

FAA: AKO

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 970

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AKO

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

AKO Airport Runway Details

Runway 11

Runway 29

Services

Maps & Diagrams

AKO Sectional

AKO Diagram