Leach Airport Explained
| Leach Airport |
| Faa: | 1V8 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | County of Saguache |
| City-Served: | Center, Colorado |
| Elevation-F: | 7,598 |
| Coordinates: | 37.785°N -106.0469°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Colorado |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | 1V8 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Colorado |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-F: | 7,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2009 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,700 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 10 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Leach Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Center, Colorado, at County Road 53 & County Road C.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Leach Airport covers an area of 66 acres (27 ha) at an elevation of 7,598 feet (2,316 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 50 feet (2,134 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 3, 2009, the airport had 1,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 141 per month. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% ultralight.
Data
Navigation
- VOR 113.9 (ALAMOSA) .... GPS no .... ILS no
Runway
- Lights LIRL .... VGSI none .... App Lgts none .... Taxiway unk
- RWY 12 has 110’ displaced threshold
- RWY 30 has 1345’ displaced threshold
- Agricultural operations May–September
- 60 ft. powerlines 200 ft. from RWY 30 end on both sides of centerline
- Itinerant ops: 200
- Local ops: 1,500
Communication
- CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 .... Lights 122.8 and ? clicks
Services
- TSNT Storage hangars and tiedowns
- Fuel 100LL
- Transportation: courtesy car[3]
- Other services: aerial spraying[3]
See also
References
- 2007-2008 Colorado Airport Directory, Colorado Division of Aeronautics, CDOT, 5126 Front Range Parkway, Watkins, Colorado, 80137
External links
Notes and References
- . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&q=center+leach+field&sll=37.784792,-106.046906&sspn=0.013228,0.027874&ie=UTF8&split=1&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zi&radius=0.76&hq=center+leach+field&hnear=&ll=37.793575,-106.0427&spn=0.013228,0.027874&z=14&iwloc=A&cid=1742539667178779438 Google.com: Leach Airport Map and Data
- http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/aeronautics/colorado-airport-system/ColoradoAirportMap/1V8 CDOT Aeronautics: Leach Airport
