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Northern Colorado Regional

FNL · KFNL · Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado · Larimer County · map

Northern Colorado Regional is a public-use airport, 9 miles southeast of Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, 5,020 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).

Weather right now KFNL · observed 3:56 pm MDT (21:56 UTC), 10 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 26°F (-3°C)
  • Altimeter 30.08 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 KFNL 062156Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 31/M03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03111033 $

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 FNL · ICAO KFNL
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
5,020 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 1500-0100z++
Attended
around the clock
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Repairs
airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
Parking
hangar, tiedown
Notes
certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Cheyenne sectional
Magnetic variation
9E

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

15330624N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Northern Colorado Regional
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
15/338,500 × 100 ftAsphalt, goodHigh-intensity lights
06/242,189 × 40 ftAsphalt, good
  • Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower118.4Noco
ATIS (recorded airport information) · Fnl and aWOS-3PT135.075Noco
Clearance delivery When fnl tower closed.120.25Noco
Ground121.65Noco
Approach and departure134.85Noco
Tomsn and star119.3Noco
Dandd and star · Larks · Powdr and star120.35Noco
Fort Collins Loveland Rco122.4Fort Collins/Loveland
Denver A Center (remote transmitter) Low/high126.5Noco
Brnko Rnav Star · Pinnr Rnav Star127.05Noco
Hayden and center (remote transmitter) High128.325Noco

Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 970-669-9187.

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 Fort Collins/Loveland from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Fort Collins/Loveland, CO as the owner's town.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 52 since 1982, 2 fatal

2024-08-20CEN24LA321 · Cessna A185 N4490R · accident · no injuries
2023-05-25CEN23LA203 · Nanchang Cj6 N443LM · accident · no injuries
2022-10-23CEN23LA017 · Cirrus Design CORP Sr22 N25HW · accident · no injuries
2021-10-07CEN22LA010 · Piper Pa-24 N5585P · accident · minor injuries
2021-06-25CEN21LA291 · Piper Pa-28-180 N9277J · accident · no injuries
2021-04-23CEN21LA196 · Mobi-Light Ccx-2300 N220XC · accident · no injuries
2021-03-06CEN21LA149 · Aeropro Cz S R O A220 N135C · accident · no injuries
2019-05-15CEN19FA143 · Beech 60 N60RK · accident · 1 killed
2019-03-23CEN19LA107 · Cessna R172E N7879N · accident · serious injuries
2018-01-26CEN18LA087 · Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N878BC · accident · minor injuries
2017-02-05GAA17CA131 · Cessna T210 N4853U · accident · minor injuries
2014-12-05CEN15LA069 · Cirrus Design CORP Sr20 N407ND · accident · serious injuries

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

  • 24 hour prior permission required for unscheduled operations with more than 30 passenger seats - amgr.
  • Dusk to dawn: activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; runway end identifier lights runway 15; PAPI runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 15 on continuously.
  • H24 with credit card.
  • H24 with credit card.
  • Edge reflectors full length.
  • Runway 33 calm wind runway 5 kts or less.
  • Concrete headwall 43 feet L and R of centerline 815 feet from threshold.
  • 2 - 4 feet ditch WI 55 feet L and R of centerline full length.
  • Rscd unmon 0500-1300Z++
  • Runway 24 thld not visible by tower.

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.