Leach Airport is a county-owned, public-use

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, United States. It is located four

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s (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the

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, at County Road 53 & County Road C.Google.com: ''Leach Airport Map and Data''
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Facilities and aircraft

Leach Airport covers an area of 66

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s (27 ha) at an

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of 7,598 feet (2,316 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 12/30 with an

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surface measuring 7,000 by 50 feet (2,134 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending September 3, 2009, the airport had 1,700

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aircraft operations, an average of 141 per month. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-

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and 10%

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Data

Navigation

*VOR 113.9 (ALAMOSA) .... GPS no .... ILS no

Runway

*Lights LIRL .... VGSI none .... App Lgts none .... Taxiway unk *RWY 12 has 110’ displaced threshold *RWY 30 has 1345’ displaced threshold *Agricultural operations May–September *60 ft. powerlines 200 ft. from RWY 30 end on both sides of centerline *Itinerant ops: 200 *Local ops: 1,500

Communication

*CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 .... Lights 122.8 and ? clicks

Contact information

*Airport Manager: Peggy McIntoshCDOT Aeronautics: Leach Airport
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Services

*TSNT Storage hangars and tiedowns *Fuel 100LL *Transportation: courtesy car *Other services: aerial spraying

References

* 2007-2008

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Airport Directory, Colorado Division of Aeronautics, CDOT, 5126 Front Range Parkway,

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External links

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