Colorado Plains Regional Airport

Colorado Plains Regional Airport
IATA: AKO – ICAO: KAKO – FAA LID: AKO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Akron
Location Akron, Colorado
Elevation AMSL 4,714 ft / 1,437 m
Coordinates 40°10′32″N 103°13′19″W / 40.17556°N 103.22194°W / 40.17556; -103.22194
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 21,220
Based aircraft 17

Colorado Plains Regional Airport (IATA: AKO, ICAO: KAKO, FAA LID: AKO) is a public-use airport located on the north side city limits of Akron, Colorado, a town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The airport is approximately 115 miles (185 km)[2] northeast of Denver.

Facilities and aircraft

Colorado Plains Regional Airport covers an area of 639 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 4,714 feet (1,437 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a 7,000 by 100 ft (2,134 by 30 m) asphalt pavement.[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 21,220 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]

Services: TSNT Storage (hangars and tiedowns), fuel (100LL, JET A1), courtesy car, public phone and computerized WX planning in FBO, aircraft and hangar rentals, instructional services, Aerial spraying (April - October).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for AKO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Map showing driving distance from Denver to Akron. MapQuest. Accessed May 5, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Plains Regional (AKO)". Colorado Airport Directory. Colorado DOT Division of Aeronautics. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2008.

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