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) and about 9 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 20,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Colorado Plains Regional?
Its FAA code is AKO, and its ICAO code is KAKO.
Where is Colorado Plains Regional?
It is 1 mile north of Akron, Colorado, 4,716 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Colorado Plains Regional?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 7,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Colorado Plains Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Colorado Plains Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1.
Where can you fly nonstop from Colorado Plains Regional?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Denver International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Colorado Plains Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Colorado Plains Regional…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Yuma Municipal (24 nm east), Sterling Municipal (26 nm north), Fort Morgan Municipal (28 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from AKO in those twelve months, carrying 22 passengers in 60 seats (37% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Plains Regional → Denver International AKO–DEN | 2 | 22 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 9 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 20,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,500 |
| general aviation, local | 7,600 |
| military | 800 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Akron:
- Hayes Aviation Rs Hayes Aviation is a repair station and fixed base operator in Akron, Colorado, providing aircraft fuel, maintenance, inspections, engine overhauls, airframe repairs, and paint and restoration services.
- Redline Aviation
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Quay Carlton Snyder private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; gliders · Elbert, CO (49 nm) · (719) 339-7876 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Akron 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 drones
- Hayes Aviation Rs · repair station
- Redline Aviation · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,455 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AKO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.