Spanish Peaks Airfield

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Spanish Peaks Airfield

Huerfano County (Spanish Peaks) Airport
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The access road, a runway, the BNSF rail line, and the Peak View Wind Farm
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Huerfano County
OperatorContact: Gary Hanisch
ServesHuerfano County
Location Walsenburg, Colorado
Elevation  AMSL 6,047 ft / 1,843 m
Coordinates 37°41′48″N104°47′06″W / 37.69667°N 104.78500°W / 37.69667; -104.78500
Website Huerfano County Road and Bridge
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
08/264,8961,492Asphalt
03/212,500762Turf/dirt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations3,500
Based aircraft13

Spanish Peaks Airfield( FAA LID : 4V1) is 5 miles north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by Huerfano County, [1] and is named for the Spanish Peaks.

Contents

The airport is 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 25 via a gravel road, but taxiways are paved. The airport is near the junction of Interstate 25 (concurrent with U.S. Highway 85 and U.S. Highway 87), Highway 10, Highway 69, and U.S. Highway 160.

Facilities

Spanish Peaks Airfield covers 80 acres and has two runways: [1]

In the year ending August 16, 2008 the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, average about 10 per day: 70% general aviation local, 30% general aviation transient, and no military. 13 aircraft are based at the airport: 12 single engine and 1 multi-engine. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4V1 PDF , effective 2008-08-16