Platte Valley Airpark
Platte Valley Airpark (FAA LID: 18V) is a public-use airport three miles northwest of Hudson, in Weld County, Colorado, United States. It is privately owned by Platte Valley Airpark Ltd. and is 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Denver.
Facilities
Platte Valley Airpark covers 237 acres (96 ha) and has two runways:
- 15/33: 4,100 x 40 ft (1,250 x 12 m): asphalt
- 9/27: 2,500 x 90 ft (762 x 27 m): turf/gravel
In 2005 the airport had 4,100 aircraft operations, average 11 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. 78 aircraft are based at this airport: 96% single engine and 4% multi-engine.
Data
Navigation
- VOR 114.7 (MILE HIGH) .... GPS no .... ILS no
Runway
- Lights MIRL .... VGSI none .... App Lgts none .... Taxiway dirt soft when wet
Communication
- CTAF/UNICOM 122.9 .... Lights 122.9 and 5 clicks
Services
- TSNT Storage hangars and tiedowns
- Fuel 100LL, MOGAS, and self-service, 24-hour credit card
- Public phone and computerized WX planning in FBO
- Aircraft and hangar rentals
- Instructional services
Accidents and incidents
On September 18, 2022, a Sonex airplane that took off from the air-park with one person, its pilot, collided in Boulder County with a Cessna 172 that had taken off from the Rocky Mountain Airport with two persons on board, its pilot in-training and a teacher pilot. Both airplanes crashed and were destroyed on impact, killing all three people on board them.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 18V PDF, as of 2007-03-15
- ^ "3 pilots killed in mid-air collision involving 2 planes in Boulder County". 17 September 2022.
- 2007-2008 Colorado Airport Directory, Colorado Division of Aeronautics, CDOT, 5126 Front Range Parkway, Watkins, Colorado, 80137
External links
- Platte Valley Airpark (18V) at Colorado DOT airport directory
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 18V
- AirNav airport information for 18V
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 18V