Westwinds Airport
D17 · Delta, Colorado · Delta County · map
Westwinds Airport is a public-use airport owned by Westwinds Association, INC., 4 miles west of Delta, Colorado, 5,000 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 4,100 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Westwinds Airport?
Its FAA code is D17.
Where is Westwinds Airport?
It is 4 miles west of Delta, Colorado, 5,000 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Westwinds Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 4,100 feet long.
Does Westwinds Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Westwinds Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 6 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 Westwinds Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D17
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Westwinds Association, INC.
- Elevation
- 5,000 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1994
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,100 × 40 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| 13/31 | 2,000 × 70 ft | Gravel and dirt, fair |
- Runway 22: trees 70 ft high 505 ft from the end
- Runway 13: hill 12 ft high 110 ft from the end
- Runway 31: road 15 ft high 225 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Blake Field (4 nm east), Montrose Regional (19 nm southeast), Grand Junction Regional (28 nm northwest), Hopkins Field (37 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Blake Field (4 nm east), Montrose Regional (19 nm southeast), North Fork Valley Airport (24 nm east), Grand Junction Regional (28 nm northwest).
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
- +100 to 300 feet mountains located north; west and east of airport at varying distances.
- Closed to aircraft 8,500 pounds or more.
- Runway end coordinates: runway 13: 38 45 37.77 north 108 09 15.96 west runway 31: 38 45 22.28 north 108 09 03.23 west
- Has +10 feet trees 25 feet left of runway at thld.
- 10 feet road 100 feet from thld on both sides; 15 feet shed 150 feet from thld 60 feet left of centerline.
- Runway 13 end corrdinates: 38 45 37.8 north 108 09 16.0 south
- Runway 31 end coordinates: 38 45 22.3 north 108 09 03.2 south
- Runway 22 has 180 feet mountain 1500 feet from runway end, appch slope 7:1.
- Runway 4 has +120 feet terrain 2700 feet from thld 380 feet L of centerline.
- Runway 13/31 soft when wet.
- Runway 31 has +10 feet trees 150 feet from thld OB; +40 feet tree 600 feet from thld 50 feet R of centerline.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Delta from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Delta, Colorado: 20 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 1 piston twin. 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
Repair stations in Delta:
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 commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Bradley John Sullivan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction, CO (28 nm) · (970) 210-5527 · [email protected]
All 10 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 2 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 Delta 24 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 1 piston twins
- Western Slope Aviators LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Double Lazy H LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Positech International LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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/D17.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 23, 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.