# Melon Field (1CO5)

**Melon Field** (FAA: 1CO5) is a small airport in Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States. It opened in Apr 1966. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,780 ft (1,152 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1co5

## At a glance

- FAA: 1CO5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Apr 1966
- Elevation: 4,260 ft / 1,298 m
- Coordinates: 38.0162, -103.6946
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,780 ft / 1,152 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74841647
- Weather station: KLHX
- Ident: 1CO5

## Timeline

- Apr 1966: Melon Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,780 ft / 1,152 m | 45 ft / 14 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 18/36 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 44 ft / 13 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,780 ft / 1,152 m | =11,340 of 29,858 | =4,527 in North America | =3,776 in US |
| Elevation | 4,260 ft / 1,298 m | =3,036 of 43,403 | =1,622 in North America | =1,279 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [09CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/09co.md) Cottonwood Field · 3.6 mi / 5.8 km
- [KLHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klhx.md) La Junta Municipal Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [CO80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/co80.md) Fowler Airport · 20 mi / 31 km
- [7V9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7v9.md) City of Las Animas Bent County Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [US-7823](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7823.md) Denton Aerial Spraying Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [46CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/46co.md) Huerfano Agricultural Airport · 40 mi / 65 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1co5/data