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5V4 · Calhan Airport

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID 5V4 Elev 6,450 ft Lat 39° 2.88' N Lon 104° 17.59' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,565 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 4,565 ft 50 ft TURF-GRVL-G Yes —
35 — 4,565 ft 50 ft TURF-GRVL-G Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate NSTD LIRL RY 17/35 & VASI RY 17. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate NSTD LIRL RY 17/35 & VASI RY 17. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate NSTD LIRL RY 17/35 & VASI RY 17. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT NSTD LIRL RY 17/35 & VASI RY 17 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·S END OF RY HAS SIDE SLOPE. -6 FT DITCH 40 FT W OF CNTRLN.
  • ·GROUND RISES ON EAST SIDE OF RY.
  • ·BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
  • ·RY 17/35 HAS +15 FT ROAD 110 FT FM & PARALLEL TO RY CNTRLN W SIDE OF RY - FULL LENGTH.
  • ·RWY 35 HAS 4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM THLD OB; APPX 20 FT TREES 70 FT WEST OF CNTRLN FOR FIRST 500 FT OF RWY; APPX 25 FT P-LINE 850 FT FM THLD OB; APPX 2 FT BURM AT RWY THLD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC COLORADO SPRINGS APCH AT 719-556-9105.
  • ·AEROBATIC PRACTICE AREA ONE-HALF MILE W OF RY 17/35 300 FT AGL TO 10000 FT MSL.
  • ·RWY 17 HAS 25 FT P-POLE 400 FT FM THLD, 110 FT R OF CNTRLN.
  • ·ALTERNATE NUMBER 719-347-2338 WIDTH VARIES FM 50 FT TO 100 FT.
  • ·RY 17 FIRST 1250 FT 45 FT WIDE ARTIFICIAL TURF.
  • ·NORTH 3000 FT RY LIGHTED.
  • ·PROVIDED A NON-STD RIGHT-HAND TFC PAT IS CONDUCTED TO RWY 35.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

2

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-10-07 ROBINSON STEWART J Bearhawk · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-05-21 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2007-10-04 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
2004-05-28 Lockheed TV-2 · Runway excursion · VMC · dusk →
2001-07-21 Piper PA-28-140 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1996-05-14 Luscombe 11A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1982-07-01 Luscombe 8F · Other · day →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 15 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 41 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 42 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 44 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 49 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 49 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 51 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 51 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 65 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Matt Clayton Farmer Calhan CO 1 nm
Daniel Warren Jackson Calhan CO 1 nm
Cassandra Marie Mcpeek Calhan CO 1 nm
Zachary Garrett Swain Calhan CO 1 nm
Maurice Hallowell Eastburn Peyton CO 9 nm
David Edward Elliott Peyton CO 9 nm
Cynthia Morris Peyton CO 9 nm
Caldwell Vann Norred Peyton CO 9 nm
Jeffrey Alan Price Peyton CO 9 nm
Ralph Paul Woodward Peyton CO 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Daniel Warren Jackson Calhan CO 1 nm
Terry Stephen Galbreath Calhan CO 1 nm
Jerry Lynn Lawrence Calhan CO 1 nm
Gerard Francis Bruening Calhan CO 1 nm
Ronald Wayne Shockley Calhan CO 1 nm
William Leigh Scott Calhan CO 1 nm
Danny Lee Anderson Calhan CO 1 nm
Richard Joesph Parks Calhan CO 1 nm
Joseph Richard Davis Calhan CO 1 nm
Michael Craig Lafollette Calhan CO 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 24 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 41 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 41 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 46 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 64 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 64 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 67 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 85 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 88 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 90 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.