Perry Stokes Airport
TAD · KTAD · Trinidad, Colorado · Las Animas County · map
Perry Stokes Airport is a public-use airport owned by Las Animas County, 10 miles northeast of Trinidad, Colorado, 5,762 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KTAD · observed 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.15 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 KTAD 062154Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 28/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02830006
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 TAD · ICAO KTAD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Las Animas County
- Elevation
- 5,762 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 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
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Grass and gravel, fair |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 09: trees 34 ft high 477 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Tad and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.025 | |
| Pueblo and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.375 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 719-845-1156.
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 Trinidad from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Trinidad, Colorado: 8 piston singles, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 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 runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. Prior permission required.
- +3-6 feet bushes on edge both sides alg entre length; soft when wet; prairie dog holes thrut.
- +40 feet trees 846 feet from threshold 137 feet right; +4 feet bushes and +3 feet posts WI 100 feet of runway end both sides of centerline.
- Taxiways have blue/white reflectors at pavement edge.
- Alert: usaf student training in the vicinity of Colorado springs and pueblo county.
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.