# Leach Airport (1V8)

**Leach Airport** (FAA: 1V8) is a small airport in Center, Colorado, United States. It opened in Nov 1962. It has one runway, 7,000 ft (2,134 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1v8

## At a glance

- FAA: 1V8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Center, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Nov 1962
- Elevation: 7,598 ft / 2,316 m
- Coordinates: 37.7854, -106.0476
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.leachairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leach_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6508286
- Weather station: KRCV
- Ident: K1V8

## Timeline

- Nov 1962: Leach Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | =631 in US |
| Elevation | 7,598 ft / 2,316 m | #346 of 43,403 | #129 in North America | #88 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [0CO9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0co9.md) Van Treese Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [02CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02co.md) Mc Cullough Airport · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [5CO6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4025.md) La Garita Creek Ranch Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [KRCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8v1.md) Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [KMVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvi.md) Monte Vista Municipal Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [03CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8947.md) Blue Water Airport · 22 mi / 35 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/k1v8/data