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K07V · Cuchara Valley At La Veta Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K07V Elev 7,153 ft Lat 37° 31.43' N Lon 105° 0.54' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,798 ft. Max gradient: 1.59% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 076° 5,798 ft 60 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 1.59%
24 256° 5,798 ft 60 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 1.59%

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).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • MISC MISC 122.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K07V on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.7: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - 122.7

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·USAF STUDENT TRNG INVOF OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
  • ·RWY 24 HAS METAL SIGN POST WI 5 FT OF RWY EDGE AT NORTH TWY APRXLY 500 FT FM APCH END.
  • ·RWY 24 HAS LRG HOLE MKD WITH ORANGE SAFETY CONE APRXLY 500 FT FM APCH END.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·NON STD: RWY 6 FIRST 96 FT UNLGTD; RWY 24 FIRST 92 FT UNLGTD.
  • ·MARKING FADED. +7 FT FENCE 350 FT BOTH SIDES; APCH RATIO 21:1 BASED ON DTHR. +15 FT ROAD 540 FT FM THR 105 FT L; APCH RATIO 22:1 BASED ON DTHR. +7 FT FENCE 100 FT FM & PARL TO THR. +10 FT ROAD 85 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

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
2023-03-10 ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-01-17 Mooney M20R · Other · IMC · 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
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 41 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 49 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 104 nm
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 121 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 121 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 124 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 127 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 132 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 132 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 135 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
Paul Harvey Gomez Walsenburg CO 13 nm
Chance Wayne Abert Colorado City CO 26 nm
Heath Arthur Van Aken Mosca CO 33 nm
Jaylen Selby Spidel Beulah CO 35 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 41 nm
Andrew Carter Mccallister Alamosa CO 41 nm
Peter Andrew Strutton Alamosa CO 41 nm
Richard Thomas Hughes Alamosa CO 41 nm
Clyde Darrell Butler Jr Westcliffe CO 43 nm
William Roderick Canda Westcliffe CO 43 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
William Joseph Sliemers La Veta CO 1 nm
Steve Roy Glover La Veta CO 1 nm
Colon Edward Kirkland La Veta CO 1 nm
Joseph Copeland Piper Ii Walsenburg CO 13 nm
Christopher John Etmanczyk Walsenburg CO 13 nm
Michael Di Mitri Toci Jr Boncarbo CO 21 nm
Jerry Lee Koehn Fort Garland CO 21 nm
Heath Vance Ammons Weston CO 24 nm
Daniel William O'Grady Weston CO 24 nm
Lawrence Dorwin Indgjer Colorado City CO 26 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 41 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 78 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 78 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 123 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 124 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 138 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 144 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 144 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 149 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 149 nm

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