METAR & TAF 5V4
5V4 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KFLY (MEADOW LAKE) · 14.4 NM away. Conditions at 5V4 may differ.
METAR · KFLY
Observed 16:15Z
KFLY 271615Z AUTO 36016G26KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2990 RMK AO2 T00880004
- Wind
- 360° @ 16G26 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 0°C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 7,303 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM N
- VFR sectional
- DENVER
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft AGL · 7,250 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZDV · DENVER
- NOTAM facility
- DEN (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DAVID E GLASER
- Phone
- 719-338-2149
- Address
- PO BOX 69, CALHAN CO 80808
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DEN
- DENVER1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- IREG
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
RIGHT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | TRIL | — | 22', pole, 432' from thr, 96' R of cntrln, slope 19 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35', trees, 116' from thr, 53' R of cntrln, slope 3 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Runway 17 has a 25-foot power pole 400 feet from the threshold, 110 feet right of the centerline.Show FAA
- Runway 35 has a 4-foot fence 200 feet from the threshold obstruction; approximately 20-foot trees 70 feet west of the centerline for the first 500 feet of the runway; approximately 25-foot power lines 850 feet from the threshold obstruction; and approximately a 2-foot berm at the runway threshold.Show FAA
- An aerobatic practice area is located one-half mile west of runway 17/35 from 300 feet above ground level to 10,000 feet mean sea level.Show FAA
- Runway 17/35 has a road more than 15 feet wide 110 feet from and parallel to the runway centerline on the west side of the runway for the full length.Show FAA
- The south end of the runway has a side slope with a 6-foot ditch 40 feet west of the centerline. The ground rises on the east side of the runway.Show FAA
- Be alert for intensive United States Air Force student training in the vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Colorado Springs Approach at 719-556-9105.Show FAA
- Vehicles cross the runway.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- From dusk to dawn, the non-standard low intensity runway lighting system is activated on runway 17/35 and the visual approach slope indicator on runway 17 is activated by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 17/35Runway 17/35 has non-standard low intensity runway lighting. The north 3000 feet of the runway is lighted.Show FAA
- 17/35The width varies from 50 feet to 100 feet.Show FAA
Other notes
- A non-standard right-hand traffic pattern is conducted to runway 35.Show FAA
- MANAGERAlternate phone number is 719-347-2338.Show FAA
- 17/35Runway 17 has the first 1250 feet 45 feet wide with artificial turf.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5V4
Answer card- ICAO
- 5V4
- Name
- CALHAN
- Location
- CALHAN, COLORADO
- Elevation
- 6,450 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 7,250 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 4,565 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 360° at 16 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Calhan Airport (5V4) sits in Calhan, Colorado. The field elevation is 6,450 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 17/35 is 4,565 ft long and surfaced turf-gravel. The longest runway is 4,565 ft. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.725.
Pattern altitude is 800 ft AGL, which is 7,250 ft MSL. No ILS approaches are published. The airport is in a high-elevation part of Colorado, so density altitude will matter on warm days. Check performance before departure.
Published remarks show several items a first-time pilot should plan for. Runway 35 uses a non-standard right-hand traffic pattern. Low-intensity runway lighting is available from dusk to dawn. The VASI on runway 17 is activated by CTAF. Be alert for intensive Air Force student training in the Colorado Springs and Pueblo area. There is also an aerobatic practice area one-half mile west of runway 17/35 from 300 ft AGL to 10,000 ft MSL.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. Contact the airport operator directly or call the field on CTAF for current service details. The published remarks also note runway-side obstructions, a road near the runway and vehicles crossing the runway. Treat this as a close-in, low-margin field and brief your approach before you get there.