City of Las Animas Bent County Airport
7V9 · Las Animas, CO · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-07 · night begins 08:25 PM
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:32 AM | 11:32Z |
| Sunrise | 06:01 AM | 12:01Z |
| Sunset | 07:56 PM | 01:56Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:25 PM | 02:25Z |
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Runways
RWY 26LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 266° mag · 276° true
- Dimensions
- 3,870 × 40 ft
- TPA
- 4,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 086°) on the 45° at 4,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 26
- Threshold elev
- 3,898 ft
- Markings
- nonstandard
- Approach obstacle
- Road, 16 ft, 500 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 18:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,870 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
LAA 116.90
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA · Lamar | VOR/DME | 116.90 · 116X | High | r240° / 27.4 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 7V9
- Coordinates
- 38.0539, -103.2387
- Elevation
- 3,915 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- Sectional chart
- WICHITA
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- DENVER (ZDV)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DENVER · 122.2, 122.4 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DEN
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1945/03
- Distance from city
- 1 S
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. MED INTST 5 CLICKS, HIGH INTST 7 CLICKS. on 122.9 — Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 12 notes
General
- RY 26 HAS -4 FT DITCH 30 FT FM RY END ON BOTH SIDES
- RY 26 HAS +30 FT POLES 105 FT FM THLD 210 FT L OF EXTNDD RY CNTRLN.
- RY 08 HAS +4 FT FENCE 275 FT FM THLD OB; HAS -3 FT DITCH 35 FT FM RY END ON BOTH SIDES.
- BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
- RWY 8/26 HAS TREES GROWING 50+ FT FM EITHER SIDE OF RWY CNTRLN.
- RWY 08 & 26 REILS OTS.
Runways
- RWY 08 THLD MARKINGS WORN & UNRDBL.
- RY 8/26 NUMBERS SMALLER THAN STANDARD.
Lighting
- ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. MED INTST 5 CLICKS, HIGH INTST 7 CLICKS.
- RWY 08 & 26 REILS OTS.
- RWY 08 & 26 REILS OTS.
Nearby airports
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About 7V9
City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (7V9) is an airport in Las Animas, CO, at 3,915 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,870 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 7V9, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 7V9 have a control tower?
No. City of Las Animas Bent County Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 7V9?
City of Las Animas Bent County Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,870 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 7V9?
City of Las Animas Bent County Airport is in Las Animas, CO, at an elevation of 3,915 ft MSL. Coordinates: 38.0539, -103.2387.
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