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).
Weather right now KANK · observed 2:15 pm MDT (20:15 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 22,000 feet
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 33°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.27 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 KANK 062015Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM SCT220 23/00 A3027 RMK AO2 T02250005 $
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
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 Salida from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Salida, Colorado: 26 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.