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KD17 · Westwinds Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KD17 FAA D17 Elev 5,000 ft Lat 38° 45.45' N Lon 108° 8.88' 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

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

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 51.6° 4,100 ft 40 ft ASP No —
22 231.6° 4,100 ft 40 ft ASP No —
13 141.6° 2,000 ft 70 ft GVL No —
31 321.6° 2,000 ft 70 ft GVL 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

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·+100 TO 300 FT MOUNTAINS LCTD NORTH; WEST & EAST OF ARPT AT VARYING DISTANCES.
  • ·RY 31 HAS +10 FT TREES 150 FT FM THLD OB; +40 FT TREE 600 FT FM THLD 50 FT R OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
  • ·RY 22 HAS 180 FT MOUNTAIN 1500 FT FROM RY END, APPCH SLOPE 7:1.
  • ·RY 4 HAS +120 FT TERRAIN 2700 FT FM THLD 380 FT L OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CLSD TO ACFT 8,500 LBS OR MORE.
  • ·RY 13 END CORRDINATES: 38 45 37.8 N 108 09 16.0 S RY 31 END COORDINATES: 38 45 22.3 N 108 09 03.2 S RY END COORDINATES: RY 13: 38 45 37.77 N 108 09 15.96 W RY 31: 38 45 22.28 N 108 09 03.23 W HAS +10 FT TREES 25 FT LEFT OF RY AT THLD. 10 FT ROAD 100 FT FM THLD ON BOTH SIDES; 15 FT SHED 150 FT FM THLD 60 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

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
2016-06-25 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-05-31 Crozier EMERAUDE · 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
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 28 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 76 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 117 nm
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 120 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 132 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 156 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 160 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 161 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 161 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 161 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
Allen Edward Autry Delta CO 3 nm
Charles Arthur Clemen Delta CO 3 nm
Dennis Eugene Duggan Delta CO 3 nm
Jonathan Wayne Mast Delta CO 3 nm
Jack Morris Jones Delta CO 3 nm
William James Swartz Olathe CO 12 nm
Russell William Pongonis Olathe CO 12 nm
Joseph James Barnosky Cedaredge CO 13 nm
Zachary Palmer Margolis Cedaredge CO 13 nm
Adam David Wasser Cedaredge CO 13 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
Thomas R Thoensen Delta CO 3 nm
Mark Daniel Husmann Delta CO 3 nm
Michael Gregory Nelson Delta CO 3 nm
Nathaniel Eugene Ware Delta CO 3 nm
Deloss Jeffery Hancock Delta CO 3 nm
Ronald Keith Day Delta CO 3 nm
James Thomas Dunphy Iii Delta CO 3 nm
Carl F Holveck Delta CO 3 nm
Anthony Edward Tracey Delta CO 3 nm
Samuel George Vasicko Delta CO 3 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
 19 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 60 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 99 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 121 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 134 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 157 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 157 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 161 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 161 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 162 nm

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