Colorado Plains Regional
AKO · KAKO · Akron, Colorado · Washington County · map
Colorado Plains Regional is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Akron, 1 mile north of Akron, Colorado, 4,716 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 7,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1).
Weather right now KAKO · observed 2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAKO 062053Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 31/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03061011 58016
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AKO · ICAO KAKO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Akron
- Elevation
- 4,716 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 7,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 24 ft high 996 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Brush A Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 133.95 | |
| Ako and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.475 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-514-5719.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Akron from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Akron, Colorado: 1 piston single, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 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
- Extensive crop spraying operations in the area APR- oct.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; PAPI runway 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self serve 100LL available with credit card.
- Runway 11 thld markings worn and faded.
- Runway 29 thld markings worn and faded.
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.