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KMVI · Monte Vista Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KMVI FAA MVI Elev 7,611 ft Lat 37° 31.64' N Lon 106° 2.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,902 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 28.6° 5,902 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
20 208.6° 5,902 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
16 172.4° 2,300 ft 30 ft GRE No 0.05%
34 352.4° 2,300 ft 30 ft GRE No 0.05%
10 118° 2,100 ft 50 ft GRE No 0.10%
28 298° 2,100 ft 50 ft GRE No 0.10%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 128.375
  • RCO ALAMOSA RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·364 COLORADO MONTE VISTA MUNI (MVI)(KMVI) 5 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N37º31.72´ W106º02.75´ 7611 B NOTAM FILE DEN RWY 02–20: H5902X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 20: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·RWY 16–34: 2300X30 (DIRT) RWY 34: Fence.
  • ·RWY 10–28: 2100X50 (DIRT) RWY 10: Fence.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun on call.
  • ·Vehicles on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 28 +30 ft pwr line 534 ft fm thld; +40 ft trees 345 ft fm thld 230 R of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 430 ft dirt swy on N end.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 soft shoulders.
  • ·Rwy 02, 4 ft fence 280 ft fm rwy end 4 ft blw rwy end elev.
  • ·Rwy 20, +23 ft railroad 1110 ft fm thr L and R.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 +2 ft dirt windrow alg N edge; vegetation thrut rwy.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 extreme crosswind use only.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 sandy and soft.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 2 ft dirt windrow and 3 ft vegetation alg edges.
  • ·Rwy 16 +20 ft ant 700 ft fm thr 215 ft R of cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 719-852-3241
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ALAMOSA RCO 122.2 (DENVER RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.375 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·ALAMOSA (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.9 ALS Chan 86 N37º20.95´ W105º48.93´ 301º 15.4 NM to fld. 7535/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 025º–045º byd 25 NM blo 15,900´ 072º–149º byd 40 NM 150º–180º byd 35 NM blo 11,600´ 181º–213º byd 40 NM 214º–224º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 214º–224º byd 56 NM 225º–333º byd 40 NM 334º–344º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 345º–348º byd 40 NM 352º–024º byd 40 NM TAC AZM unusable: 025º–045º byd 25 NM blo 15,900´ 150º–180º byd 35 NM blo 11,600´ 300º–335º byd 28 NM blo 10,850´ 300º–335º byd 36 NM blo 11,500´ DME unusable: 025º–045º byd 25 NM blo 15,900´ 150º–180º byd 35 NM blo 11,600´ DENVER H–3F, 5A, L–8J, 9E IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 14,490 ops in 1998

2024 total

6,000

10-yr total

60,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=8

  • Loss of control 5
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-11-15 DAVIS DANIEL T Cozy · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-10-13 Skystar KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-07-22 AIR TRACTOR INC AT 402B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-09-04 Piper PA-22-108 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-09-23 Cessna 182F · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-10-22 Cessna 210 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-01-08 Cessna T210L · Loss of control · night-moonlit →
1990-06-27 Grumman AA5B · Ground collision · 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 9 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 81 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 101 nm
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 112 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 112 nm
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 112 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 124 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 133 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 136 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 137 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
Robert Keith Dalby Monte Vista CO 6 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 9 nm
Andrew Carter Mccallister Alamosa CO 9 nm
Peter Andrew Strutton Alamosa CO 9 nm
Richard Thomas Hughes Alamosa CO 9 nm
Darryl Edward Holland Hooper CO 15 nm
Janell Renee Martin La Jara CO 16 nm
Thomas Edwin Haefeli Del Norte CO 17 nm
Jeffrey Flynt Poe Del Norte CO 17 nm
Kale Jay Yeager Del Norte CO 17 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
Ronald Lee Ecord Monte Vista CO 6 nm
Arthur Dean Jones Monte Vista CO 6 nm
Pete Raymond Gonzales Monte Vista CO 6 nm
Martin Earl Golden Monte Vista CO 6 nm
Steve Colman Alamosa CO 9 nm
Peter Andrew Strutton Alamosa CO 9 nm
Jeffrey Lee Lytle Alamosa CO 9 nm
Deseray Lynette Stamps Alamosa CO 9 nm
Robert Norman Blowers Alamosa CO 9 nm
Eugene William Hernandez Center CO 14 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
 10 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 61 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 100 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 106 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 133 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 135 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 136 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 150 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 150 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 153 nm

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