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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Greeley–Weld County Airport

ID KGXY FAA GXY Elev 4,697 ft Lat 40° 26.24' N Lon 104° 37.98' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KGXY

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Runways at KGXY

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.48%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 177.8° 10,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
35 357.8° 10,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
10 105.4° 5,801 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
28 285.4° 5,801 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

5 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 135.175
  • CLD DENVER CLNC DEL 126.650
  • A/D DENVER APP/DEP 134.850
  • RDO DENVER RDO 122.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Navaids associated with KGXY

  • NDB DC

    Buffs

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KGXY, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 37 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28 & Rwy 17–35, & REIL Rwy 10, Rwy 28, Rwy 17 & Rwy 35. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28 & Rwy 17–35, & REIL Rwy 10, Rwy 28, Rwy 17 & Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 35: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´. Thld dsplcd 1100´.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28 & Rwy 17–35, & REIL Rwy 10, Rwy 28, Rwy 17 & Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 10–28 & Rwy 17–35, & REIL Rwy 10, Rwy 28, Rwy 17 & Rwy 35—CTAF

  • 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (37 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·352 COLORADO GREELEY EASTON/VALLEY VIEW (11V) 7 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N40º19.64´ W104º36.56´ 4820 NOTAM FILE DEN RWY 08–26: 4000X25 (TURF–DIRT) RWY 26: Road.
  • ·RWY 14–32: 2400X65 (TURF–DIRT) RWY 14: Road.
  • ·Remote control acft invof arpt.
  • ·Unlimited vehicular access to rwys and twys.
  • ·Opns are primarily AGRI opns.
  • ·Rwy 08 +35´ trees 1200´ from thld 130´ right.
  • ·Rwy 08 end rough with grass encroachment along edges for 1150´. +2´ cable 20´ east of Rwy 08–26 crossing centerline.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 14–32 all surfaces soft when wet.
  • ·Rwy 08 +35´ p–lines parallel to thld 1140´ from thld.
  • ·Rwy 26 +3´ cable at and parallel to thld.
  • ·Rwy 32 has 60´ ball field backstop 100´ from rwy end and 300´ right of centerline.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 has 4´ fence 75´ W of rwy centerline full length.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 has 5´ ditch adjacent to both edges full length.
  • ·Rwy 32, 4´ fence 280´ from thld L/R of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 14 has irrigation ditch 50´ from thld L/R of cntrln.
  • ·Dgnl sfc that bgns at Rwy 8 apch and intersects Rwy 14–32 is not a pub use rwy and should not be used for takeoffs and ldgs.
  • ·See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 970-302-3336
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver Apch at 303-342-1916. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GREELEY–WELD CO (GXY)(KGXY) 3 E UTC–7(–6DT) N40º26.25´ W104º37.99´ 4697 B TPA—5497(800) NOTAM FILE GXY RWY 17–35: H10000X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–45 MIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´. 0.6% down.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 10, Rwy 17, Rwy 35, & VASI Rwy 28 opr 24 hrs.
  • ·For atndnc aft hrs call 970–336–3010.
  • ·Coord aft hr arpt aces with FBO´s.
  • ·Call 970–336–4866 ro 970–351–8957.
  • ·Be alert; intensive USAF student trng invof Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·Oil drilling rigs up to 120 ft on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 preferred use when x wind cmpt exceeds 12 kt on Rwy 10–28.
  • ·Rwy 35 preferred use when wind less than 5 kts.
  • ·Rwy 35 preferred for tgl.
  • ·Acft depg Rwy 28 avoid sb turn prior to xg Rwy 10 thld.

+ 7 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Crosier Field

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KGXY — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KGXY

50 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

54

since 1982

Fatal

5

9.3% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 200,040 ops in 1990

2024 total

110,660

10-yr total

1,176,665

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.71

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=50

  • Other 13
  • Stall / spin 8
  • Gear-up landing 7
  • Loss of control 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Hard landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-07-16 Bellanca 8KCAB · Loss of control · VMC · day
2010-08-24 Piper PA-46-350P · Engine failure · day
2025-07-09 Fairchild 24R · Other · day
2023-10-17 DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2023-08-29 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Gear-up · VMC · dusk
2021-10-29 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day
2019-06-24 Piper PA24 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2018-08-08 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2018-08-04 Vans RV6 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2017-09-12 Embraer EMB 120ER · Ground collision · VMC · night
2017-03-20 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day
2015-11-15 Cessna,Piper 172,J3C · Loss of control · VMC · day
2015-10-13 Beech G35 · Weather · VMC · day
2015-02-27 ARNOLD ZODIAC CH 650 · Gear-up · day
2015-02-11 RICHARD LACOURSE WHEELER EXPRESS · Engine failure · VMC · day
2013-05-22 ALLEN JAN A CHALLENGER II · Weather · VMC · day
2012-09-26 Beech E33 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2010-02-23 American Champion 7KCAB · Weather · VMC · day
2008-10-03 Luscombe 8A · Loss of control · VMC · day
2007-06-25 Schwarz RV-6A · CFIT · VMC · day
2006-02-17 Piper PA-30 · Weather · IMC · day
2002-07-31 Cessna 172K · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2002-04-28 Cessna A185E · Other · VMC · day
2001-05-08 Beech 200 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2001-04-25 Cessna 140A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2000-10-29 Grumman American AA-1A · Weather · VMC · day
1999-09-14 Piper PA-22-135 · Other · VMC · day
1999-05-13 Cessna,Cessna 172Q,T210N · Other · VMC · day
1995-09-08 Piper PA-23 · Gear-up · VMC · day
1995-03-04 SCHMANSKI KITFOX III · Other · VMC · day
1994-10-21 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · VMC · day
1994-04-17 Beech 95 · Stall / spin · VMC · night-moonlit
1993-01-23 Cessna 310L · Ground collision · VMC · day
1992-11-20 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Stall / spin · IMC · night
1991-11-17 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk
1991-03-24 Beech H35 · Gear-up · VMC · day
1988-12-16 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk
1988-09-16 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day
1988-03-21 Bellanca 7GCAA · Loss of control · VMC · day
1988-01-08 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day
1987-11-03 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night
1987-10-24 Cessna 210 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1987-08-08 Piper PA-22 · Other · VMC · day
1987-04-30 Weatherly 620 · Stall / spin · day
1987-03-25 Bellanca 17-30A · Other · VMC · day
1986-08-23 Cessna 170B · Hard landing · VMC · day
1985-12-01 Cessna 152 II · Ground collision · day
1984-06-21 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day
1984-03-24 Cessna 172RG · Other · VMC · night
1983-11-06 Beech V35B · Other · VMC · day

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KGXY

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KGXY

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 7 nm
Alexander Wernsman Loveland CO 20 nm
Elliot Caldwell Crawford Longmont CO 27 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 34 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 35 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 35 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 35 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 42 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 42 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 44 nm

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

CFIs near KGXY

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Marvin Lee Bay Eaton CO 6 nm
Daniel Raymond Carlson Eaton CO 6 nm
Russell Eugene Heppner Eaton CO 6 nm
Michael Myshatyn Eaton CO 6 nm
Owen Chauncey Johnson Eaton CO 6 nm
Andrew Dave Kilian Eaton CO 6 nm
David Arthur Fagre Greeley CO 7 nm
Leonard Ray Holladay Greeley CO 7 nm
Keith Douglas Kreykes Greeley CO 7 nm
Elizabeth Marie Willard Greeley CO 7 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KGXY

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joe Hanna Holt Kersey CO 4 nm
Darrel Lynn Hill Kersey CO 4 nm
Steven Ray Harris Kersey CO 4 nm
Larry Allan Tekler Kersey CO 4 nm
Gordon Stuart Rupert La Salle CO 6 nm
James Dean Harris La Salle CO 6 nm
Steven Arthur Hergert La Salle CO 6 nm
Andrew Joseph Moll La Salle CO 6 nm
Joshua Calloway Turley La Salle CO 6 nm
Quentin Montaque Petronella La Salle CO 6 nm

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

Repair stations near KGXY

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
0 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
17 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
32 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
39 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
39 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
39 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
52 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
53 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
98 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.