Doctors Mesa Airport Private
6CO0 · Eckert, CO · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-07 · night begins 08:46 PM
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:49 AM | 11:49Z |
| Sunrise | 06:18 AM | 12:18Z |
| Sunset | 08:17 PM | 02:17Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:46 PM | 02:46Z |
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Runways
RWY 26LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 248° mag · 260° true
- Dimensions
- 6,750 × 110 ft
- TPA
- 6,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- DIRT-TURF
Enter the left downwind (heading 068°) on the 45° at 6,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 26
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 20 ft, 360 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 18:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,750 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
MTJ 117.10 · JNC 112.40
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTJ · Montrose | VOR/DME | 117.10 · 118X | High | r333° / 21.5 NM |
| JNC · Grand Junction | VOR/DME | 112.40 · 71X | High | r094° / 38.3 NM |
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Charts & procedures
No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 6CO0 — open it on the VFR sectional →
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 6CO0
- Coordinates
- 38.8522, -108.0178
- Elevation
- 5,680 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- Sectional chart
- DENVER
- Airport use
- Private
- Status
- Closed indefinitely
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- DENVER (ZDV)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DENVER · 122.2, 122.4 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1994/03
- Distance from city
- 3 W
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100, MOGAS
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 9 notes
General
- POWERLINES ACROSS MIDDLE OF RY 2352 FT FROM RY 26 END PERPENDICULAR TO CNTRLN; MARKED WITH 3 RED POWERLINE MARKER BALLS.
- VEGETATION/GRASS ON & INVOF RY.
- +200 FT MOUNTAINS 3 MILES WEST OF ARPT.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- TAKEOFFS TO THE EAST & LANDINGE TO THE WEST PREFERRED; SW WINDS PREDOMINANT.
- RY 26 HAS END REFLECTORS.
- (A522-26) +5 FT POST 5 FT FROM THLD 60 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +3 FT BRUSH 10 FT FROM THLD LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
Runways
- SOFT WHEN WET.
Nearby airports
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About 6CO0
Doctors Mesa Airport (6CO0) is an airport in Eckert, CO, at 5,680 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 6,750 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 6CO0, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 6CO0 have a control tower?
No. Doctors Mesa Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 6CO0?
Doctors Mesa Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 6,750 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 6CO0?
Doctors Mesa Airport is in Eckert, CO, at an elevation of 5,680 ft MSL. Coordinates: 38.8522, -108.0178.
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