Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport
RCV · KRCV · Del Norte, Colorado · Rio Grande County · map
Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport is a public-use airport owned by Rio Grande County, 3 miles north of Del Norte, Colorado, 7,955 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 6,051 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
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What is the airport code for Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport?
Its FAA code is RCV, and its ICAO code is KRCV.
Where is Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport?
It is 3 miles north of Del Norte, Colorado, 7,955 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 6,051 feet long.
Does Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport?
1 pilot examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RCV · ICAO KRCV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rio Grande County
- Elevation
- 7,955 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- 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
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,051 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 4,812 × 60 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: road 19 ft high 122 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Rcv and aWOS-3PT | 118.275 | |
| Alamosa and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 719-657-9017.
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: San Luis Valley Rgnl/Bergman Field (28 nm southeast), Mineral County Memorial (28 nm west), Stevens Field (42 nm southwest).
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
- Airport existed prior to 1959.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24, PAPI runway 06 and 24, medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24 only operates at night.
- +8 feet sign 20 feet from threshold 10 feet R of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 5 degrees right of crs.
- Nmrs holes first 500 feet runway 03; rough surface thrut.
- Unl vehicle aces on airport.
- Mtus trrn all quads.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Del Norte from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Del Norte, Colorado: 12 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. 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.
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 airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- James Denton Fleming private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Alamosa, CO (28 nm) · (719) 580-0225 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 Del Norte 20 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 drones
- 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 7,455 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RCV.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 27, 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.