Salida/Harriett Alexander Field
ANK · KANK · Salida, Colorado · Chaffee County · map
Salida/Harriett Alexander Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Salida/Chaffee County, 2 miles west of Salida, Colorado, 7,523 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 7,351 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 46 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,508 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Salida/Harriett Alexander Field?
Its FAA code is ANK, and its ICAO code is KANK.
Where is Salida/Harriett Alexander Field?
It is 2 miles west of Salida, Colorado, 7,523 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Salida/Harriett Alexander Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 7,351 feet long.
Does Salida/Harriett Alexander Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Salida/Harriett Alexander Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Salida/Harriett Alexander Field?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 Salida/Harriett Alexander Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ANK · ICAO KANK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Salida/Chaffee County
- Elevation
- 7,523 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Wednesday to Sunday, 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 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1964
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,351 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 36 × 36 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 32 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Denver B Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 119.85 | |
| Pueblo and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.375 | |
| Ank and aWOS-3PT | 133.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 719-539-5268.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Central Colorado Regional (17 nm north), Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional (41 nm west), Lake County (43 nm north).
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
- Activate PAPI runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available with credit card.
- PAPI does not provide obstacle clearance beyond 2 NM from threshold, unusable beyond 2 NM.
- Runway 24 has 365 feet unlighted smokestack 5082 feet from thld 2500 feet R of centerline.
- During high wind conditions downdrafts approaching runway 24.
- Runway 24 recommended for landing; runway 06 for departure weather and traffic permitting.
- Runway 06 +60 feet powerline marked with orange balls 630 feet from thld, 435 feet left of runway extdd centerline.
- Be alert; intensive usaf student training in vicinity of Colorado springs and pueblo Colorado.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 3 |
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 7,508, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,125 |
| general aviation, local | 3,140 |
| military | 243 |
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 Salida from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Salida, Colorado: 25 piston singles, 3 gliders, 1 piston twin, 1 gyroplane. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
Charter operators and airlines based in Salida:
- Colorado By Air LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Colorado By Air LLC operates private jet and turboprop aircraft charters and air taxi service from Salida, Colorado, serving multiple locations across Colorado including Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Durango, and Denver.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 4 since 1982, 0 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 Salida 30 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 3 gliders, 1 piston twins
- Peak Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Colorado By Air LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 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 7,454 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ANK.json.
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 26, 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.