Owl Canyon
4CO2 · Wellington, Colorado · Larimer County · map
Owl Canyon is a private gliderport owned by Colorado Soaring Assn., 6 miles north of Wellington, Colorado, 5,545 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 01L/19R, is 3,000 feet of asphalt and grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4CO2
- Kind
- Gliderport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Colorado Soaring Assn.
- Elevation
- 5,545 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- weekends, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1974
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 3,000 × 16 ft | Asphalt and grass | |
| 01R/19L | 3,000 × 24 ft | Grass | |
| 15/33 | 2,500 × 50 ft | Grass | |
| 09/27 | 1,800 × 50 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Wellington from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Wellington, Colorado: 7 piston singles, 2 gliders, 2 drones, 2 balloons, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- For record purposes only.
- Traffic pattern: gliders remain south and west of field. Powered traffic (airplanes, helicopters, ultralights) remain north and east of field.
- Coms available on frequency 123.3.
- Colorado soaring assn.
- Runway 01L/19R 2000 feet asphalt, remainder grass.
- Abndd road running north/south intersects dirt ptn of runway 01L/19R north end.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.