VFR
CD48
CUCHARA RANCH
WALSENBURG, CO
Elevation
5,827 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
3,500 ft
About Cuchara Ranch
Located in Walsenburg, Colorado, Cuchara Ranch (CD48) operates as a privately owned, non-towered airfield. The field's only runway is 09/27, a turf surface measuring 3,500 feet long and 80 feet wide.
No instrument approach procedures are published, so the field is used under visual flight rules. As a non-towered field, it operates under see-and-avoid procedures, with pilots coordinating their own arrivals and departures. No fuel service is listed for the field. Its private-use designation means that prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
The airport sits at 5,827 feet above mean sea level. Given the field elevation, pilots should watch density altitude on hot days.
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Questions
- Where is Cuchara Ranch (CD48) located?
- Cuchara Ranch is located in Walsenburg, CO.
- Is Cuchara Ranch a public or private airport?
- Cuchara Ranch (CD48) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Cuchara Ranch have?
- Cuchara Ranch has a single runway, 09/27 at 3,500 feet of turf.
- What is the field elevation at Cuchara Ranch?
- Cuchara Ranch sits at 5,827 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Cuchara Ranch have an instrument approach?
- No, Cuchara Ranch has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Cuchara Ranch have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Cuchara Ranch (CD48) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.