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K18V · Platte Valley Airpark

FAA-LID · US · 14 NTSB events

ID K18V Elev 4,965 ft Lat 40° 6.00' N Lon 104° 42.06' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,100 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 165° 4,100 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
33 345° 4,100 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
09 96.6° 2,500 ft 90 ft TURF-GRVL-F No —
27 315° 2,500 ft 90 ft TURF-GRVL-F No —

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K18V on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·POLE APPROX 221 FT FM RY 15 APCH END, 1 FT ABV RY END PRODUCES 21:1 CLNC SLOPE. 33 FT TREE APPROX 48 FT RIGHT OF RY EDGE, 200FT WEST OF RY THLD.
  • ·TWY INT RWY 09/27 MID FIELD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.
  • ·RWY'S UNLGTD; RWY'S MAY NOT BE MNTND IN WINTER, VFY COND PRIOR TO USE. -3 FT DITCH 45 FT N FULL LEN. +20 FT POLE & +15 FT TANK 185 FT FM THR 90 FT L OF CNTRLN; +30 FT POLE 30 FT FM THR 90 FT L & R OF CNTRLN; +15 FT HNGR 155 FT W OF THR 75 FT N OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RISING GND APPROX 555 FT FM RY APPCH END 16 FT ABV RY END PRODUCES 22:1 CLNC SLOPE. 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=14

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-12-27 Kitfox CLASC IV-1200 · Loss of control · day →
2021-04-02 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-04-18 Eagle EAGLE DW 1 · Loss of control · day →
2018-10-13 Cessna 120 · Engine failure · day →
2015-11-22 Beech 56 · Loss of control · dusk →
2014-12-08 Enstrom 280FX · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2014-03-19 SKYKITS CORP SAVANNAH VGW · Weather · VMC · day →
2008-05-17 DeHavilland DH112 Venom · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-04-01 McLaughlin Rans S-7 · Ground collision · day →
2005-06-19 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
2003-12-28 Cessna 182 · Other · day →
2001-06-30 Beech BE76 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-03-01 Meshko Zenair CH-701 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1983-12-30 Cessna 152 · 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
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 14 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 18 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 18 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 18 nm
Elliot Caldwell Crawford Longmont CO 19 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 19 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 22 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 22 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 23 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 25 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
Gary Alan Czajkowski Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Jennifer Aicha Ben Majed Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Michael Kreston Hasting Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Charles Lynn Aden Hudson CO 5 nm
Austin Allen Edwards Hudson CO 5 nm
Colton Jaymes Titus Lochbuie CO 6 nm
Quade Joseph Erker Keenesburg CO 7 nm
Jarin Mark Leake Keenesburg CO 7 nm
William Lewis Elliott Brighton CO 9 nm
Jay Compton Gates Brighton 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
Charles Stephen Stover Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Gary Alan Czajkowski Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Robert Alan Beasley Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Keith Gene Winkelhake Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Eric Bruce Dahlin Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Dallas Andrew Kungel Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Ashley Miller Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Richard James Schara Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
William Gerard Meguire Fort Lupton CO 5 nm
Ralph Clyde Mathews Fort Lupton CO 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 17 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 20 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 21 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 22 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 22 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 25 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 32 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 32 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 78 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 102 nm

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