# Platte Valley Airpark (18V)

**Platte Valley Airpark** (FAA: 18V) is a small airport in Hudson, Colorado, United States. It opened in Mar 1966. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,100 ft (1,250 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k18v

## At a glance

- FAA: 18V
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hudson, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Mar 1966
- Elevation: 4,965 ft / 1,513 m
- Coordinates: 40.1000, -104.7010
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,100 ft / 1,250 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platte_Valley_Airpark (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7202510
- Weather station: KDEN · WMO 72565
- Ident: K18V

## Timeline

- Mar 1966: Platte Valley Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 165° / 345° |  |
| 09/27 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | =9,300 of 29,858 | =3,580 in North America | =2,981 in US |
| Elevation | 4,965 ft / 1,513 m | =2,076 of 43,403 | #1,091 in North America | #841 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 |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## 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/k18v/data