Henderson Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 39-46-10.9000N (39.769694)
Longitude: 
 105-51-00.3000W (-105.850083)
Elevation: 
 10357.0 feet MSL (3157 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 8 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. W of Empire, Colorado
Found On: 
 Denver Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MICHAEL PIRO
BOX 68
EMPIRE, CO 80438
(720) 942-3282		 HENDERSON MINE
BOX 68
EMPIRE, CO 80446
303-569-3221

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 07/1973
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDV (Denver)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 11357 feet (3462 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CO51

    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
    19.5 Granby-Grand County Airport
    (KGNB GNB)    		 350 342 100LL, Jet A
    29.3 Mc Elroy Airfield Airport
    (20V)    		 305 297 100LL, Jet A
    33.0 Boulder Municipal Airport
    (WBU KBDU BDU)    		 60 52 100LL, Jet A
    34.8 Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
    (BJC KBJC BJC)    		 75 67 100LL, Jet A
    39.4 Lake County Airport
    (LXV KLXV LXV)    		 213 205 100LL, Jet A
    39.5 Vance Brand Airport
    (KLMO LMO)    		 52 44 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    39.6 Erie Municipal Airport
    (KEIK EIK)    		 68 60 100LL, Jet A
    47.7 Centennial Airport
    (APA KAPA APA)    		 104 97 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    49.8 Eagle County Regional Airport
    (EGE KEGE EGE)    		 261 253 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+, MOGAS
    54.5 Denver International Airport
    (DEN KDEN DEN)    		 83 76 100LL, Jet A
    56.2 Northern Colorado Regional Airport
    (FNL KFNL FNL)    		 42 34 100LL, Jet A
    56.5 Platte Valley Airpark Airport
    (18V)    		 68 61 100LL
    57.5 Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field Airport
    (ASE KASE ASE)    		 235 227 100LL, Jet A-1+
    58.7 Central Colorado Regional Airport
    (KAEJ AEJ)    		 192 184 100LL, Jet A
    60.5 Colorado Air And Space Port Airport
    (KCFO CFO)    		 88 81 100LL, Jet A
    64.6 Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field Airport
    (SBS KSBS SBS)    		 314 305 100LL, Jet A
    66.1 Easton/Valley View Airport
    (11V)    		 59 52 100LL, Jet A
    68.7 Greeley-Weld County Airport
    (GXY KGXY GXY)    		 53 46 100LL, Jet A
    69.2 Kgws Sumers Airpark Airport
    (GWS KGWS GWS)    		 257 248 100LL, Jet A
    74.5 Salida/Harriett Alexander Field Airport
    (SLT KANK ANK)    		 187 179 100LL, Jet A+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
    A16 EXT 1341
    A52-H1 CTLG OBSTNS: LGTD BLDG W 600'. UNLGTD MOUNTAIN SLOPE S 1000',N & S OF AREA.
    E111 RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 100 ft (30 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    CO51 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  100 ft x 100 ft (30 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 10357.0
    Latitude: 
    		 39-46-10.9000N
    Longitude: 
    		 105-51-00.3000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    		 Aircraft restoration

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