VFR
16CO
DRY PEN
PARACHUTE, CO
Elevation
5,331 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
1,800 ft
About Dry Pen
Pilots landing on turf runway 09/27 find Dry Pen (16CO), a privately owned, non-towered airfield in Parachute, Colorado. The runway spans 1,800 by 65 feet.
No instrument approaches are published for the field, so operations are visual flight rules only. The non-towered status means pilots self-coordinate traffic under standard see-and-avoid procedures. No fuel sales are on record. This private-use field requires the owner's prior permission before landing.
Field elevation is 5,331 feet above mean sea level. Given this altitude, pilots should watch density altitude on hot days.
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Questions
- Where is Dry Pen (16CO) located?
- Dry Pen is located in Parachute, CO.
- Is Dry Pen a public or private airport?
- Dry Pen (16CO) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Dry Pen have?
- Dry Pen has a single runway, 09/27 at 1,800 feet of turf.
- What is the field elevation at Dry Pen?
- Dry Pen sits at 5,331 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Dry Pen have an instrument approach?
- No, Dry Pen has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Dry Pen have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Dry Pen (16CO) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.