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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.[1] and is 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Denver.

Platte Valley Airpark
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 18V
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Platte Valley Airpark Ltd.
Operator	Marilyn Taylor, Manager
Location	Hudson, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	4,965 ft / 1,513 m
Coordinates	40°6′0″N 104°42′4″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 4,100 1,250 Asphalt 9/27 2,500 762 Turf/gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 4,100 Based aircraft 26
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities

Platte Valley Airpark covers 237 acres (96 ha) and has two runways:[1]

• 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.[1]

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

Contact information

• Facility manager phone 303-536-0380

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.[2]

See also

• Vintage Aero Flying Museum
• Local Commemorative Air Force unit

References

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

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