05V
Blanca Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-09-03 0901Z
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Location Information for 05V
Coordinates: N37°24.67' / W105°33.10'
Located 03 miles SW of Blanca, Colorado on 430 acres of land. View all Airports in Colorado.
Estimated Elevation is 7720 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:January 1948
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:DENVER
F.S.S.:DENVER
NOTAMs Facility:DEN (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:DENVER
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
CTAF:122.900
ASOS at ALS (14.9 W):135.175 719-223-0010
AWOS-3 at VTP (19.1 E):119.925 719-587-3120
AWOS-3PT at N24 (36.7 S):118.2 575-586-2019
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT ALS ALAMOSA 113.90 060°13.2
VOT TAS TAOS 115.80 006°51.0
VOT CIM CIMARRON 116.40 316°64.1
VOT PUB PUEBLO 116.70 217°75.1
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway 03/21
Dimensions:6160 x 52 feet / 1878 x 16 meters
Surface:Dirt in Good Condition
1 TO 2 FT VEGETATION BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
Runway 03Runway 21
Coordinates:N37°24.29' / W105°33.58'N37°25.05' / W105°32.74'
Elevation: 7696.0 7720.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 41° True 221° True
Obstacles: 10 ft Road 0 ft from runway 10 ft Road 0 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:TOWN OF BLANCA
BOX 365
BLANCA, CO 81123
719-379-3461
Manager:MYRRL SMITH
BOX 6
BLANCA, CO 81123
719-379-3603
Other Remarks
  • UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO FIELD; WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 21 HAS +15 FT SPRINKLER WITHIN 200 FT OF THLD; INTERMITTENTLY.
  • RY 03 +35 FT POLE 475 FT FM RY END 50 FT R OF CNTRLN; +5 FT FENCE 10 FT FM THLD 0B; +15 FT BLDG 560 FT FM THLD 225 FT R OF CNTRLN; +15 FT BLDG 500 FT FM THLD 150 FT L OF CNTRLN.
  • RY 03/21 SOFT WHEN WET.
  • RY 21 +20 FT HANGAR 185 FT L OF THLD AND +8 FT ROAD 213 FT FM THLD 0B.
  • RY 03/21 HAS 6 TO 12 IN DIRT WINDROWS ALONG BOTH SIDES FULL LENGTH.
  • BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
  • FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
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IDNameHeading / Distance
San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field Airport KALS San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field Airport 275°15.2
Monte Vista Municipal Airport KMVI Monte Vista Municipal Airport 286°24.6
Spanish Peaks Airfield Airport 4V1 Spanish Peaks Airfield Airport 064°40.4
Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport KRCV Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport 295°42.3
Taos Regional Airport KSKX Taos Regional Airport 185°57.8
Perry Stokes Airport KTAD Perry Stokes Airport 098°58.6
Angel Fire Airport KAXX Angel Fire Airport 167°60.6
Raton Municipal/Crews Field Airport KRTN Raton Municipal/Crews Field Airport 128°64.4
Fremont County Airport 1V6 Fremont County Airport 018°64.5
Salida/Harriett Alexander Field Airport KANK Salida/Harriett Alexander Field Airport 340°71.5
Stevens Field Airport KPSO Stevens Field Airport 264°72.4
Pueblo Memorial Airport KPUB Pueblo Memorial Airport 043°72.7

Comments

Submitted by brb on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 21:33

Out in the wide, wide open.  Slightly rough dirt runway.  Decrpit hanger and not much else.  Spectacular views of Blanca Mountain and the Sangre de Cristo Range.  Can probably find some rattle snakes, but I didn't look that hard.