High Altitude Aircraft Testing

Full Service fixed base operations for your high altitude & cold weather aircraft testing needs!

"Gunnison, Colorado was ideally suited for high altitude helicopter testing as it had good facilities and predictable weather conditions. This allowed rapid progress to be made and a very high flying rate was achieved."

-Adrian Neve, QinetiQ Ltd.

Flight Information

Gunnison County (GUC), Gunnison, Colorado
Publicly Owned, Public Use
1 mi. SW of city
N38-32.04 W106-55.98
Mag Var: 12 deg E

Instrument Approach
ILS RWY 6 | GPS A | GPS B

Navaids
Type: VOR
ID: HBU
Freq: 114.9
Radial: 032
Distance: 7 miles

Communication Frequencies
Unicom - 122.70
Denver FSS - 122.55
CTAF: 122.70
Denver Center: 125.35
AWOS: 135.07 or 970-641-3240

Elevation: 7678 MSL
Charts: DENVER; L5, L6
Traffic Pattern: Light Aircraft: 8468 MSL; Heavy Aircraft: 8668 MSL

Runways
6-24: 9400X150; asphalt; road each end
17-35: 3000X150; turf; gravel; trees each end

Right traffic runway(s): 17; 06;

Approaches
ILS; VOR; GPS RNAV;

Lights: Runway Lights off at 10:30 pm

Beacon: SS to 10:30 pm

Notes: Call if unfamiliar w/crossing Continental Divide especially Monarch Pass

Obstructions: fence; high turn in all quads.

Special Operations
Fuel: Avfuel 100LL; Jet-premix;
Noise Abatement: Runway 24; maintain heading 2 mi

Phone: 970/641-0526
Fax: 970/641-4089
Location: NW
Hours: 6 am to 8 pm
Frequency: 122.7
Fees: Overnight Fee

Pilot services: GPU, catering, computerized weather and flight planning, crew cars, oxygen, pilot lounge, pilot supplies, refreshments (vending), wireless internet.

Repair services: airframe, all small aircraft, powerplant

Credit cards accepted: American Express, Avcard, Avfuel, Discover, MasterCard, Multi-Service, Visa.

Avfuel: Contract Fuel Dealer