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8V6 · Dove Creek Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 8V6 Elev 6,975 ft Lat 37° 45.83' N Lon 108° 53.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 4,200 ft. Max gradient: 1.02% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 021° 4,200 ft 50 ft DIRT-F No 1.02%
19 201° 4,200 ft 50 ft DIRT-F No 1.02%

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 · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
  • ·ASSISTANCE BTN 0800-1200 - SHERIFFS DEPT 970-677-2257.
  • ·SOFT WHEN WET; -3FT DITCH ALONG BOTH SIDES; +4 FT BUSHES VARIOUS LOCATIONS 15 FT FM RWY EDGE. +4 FT FENCE 0 FT FM & PARRALLEL TO THR; +15 FT ROAD 80 FT FM & PARALLEL TO THR; +30 FT TREES 189 FT FM THR; APCH RATION 0:1. +12 FT GND 258 FT R OF CNTRLN PARALLEL TO EXTDD CNTRLN FIRST 500 FT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1989-11-22 Cessna 182L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-02-15 Cessna 172K · Other · VMC · 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
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 69 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 72 nm
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 81 nm
Christina Genova Page AZ 135 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 144 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 144 nm
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 188 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 188 nm
Bradley Michael Pace Albuquerque NM 193 nm
Eric C Achen Albuquerque NM 193 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
Jacob Robert William Tipton Monticello UT 22 nm
Eric Lee Graf Dolores CO 25 nm
Rodney Seaborn Holton Cortez CO 29 nm
Bernard Jay Karwick Cortez CO 29 nm
Henry Baldwin Sattig Ii Cortez CO 29 nm
Regan Tyler Richmond Blanding UT 31 nm
John William Reams Naturita CO 31 nm
James Dirk Richards Nucla CO 34 nm
Patrick Thomas Whitt Mancos CO 38 nm
Johnny Douglas Harris Mancos CO 38 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
Robert Allan Anderson Dove Creek CO 1 nm
Russell Cary Stowe Dove Creek CO 1 nm
Quincy Lee Wood Egnar CO 8 nm
William Jacob Kuik Cahone CO 8 nm
Richard Bruce Milne Lewis CO 19 nm
Steven Hugh Barry Monticello UT 22 nm
Ronnie Wayne Sorrell Monticello UT 22 nm
Robert Douglas Yarbrough Dolores CO 25 nm
Keith Allen Ystesund Dolores CO 25 nm
Jerry Wayne Mabrey Dolores CO 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 65 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 128 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 142 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 145 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 190 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 193 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 207 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 211 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 212 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 218 nm

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