# Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (KRCV)

**Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport** (ICAO: KRCV) is a small airport in Del Norte, Colorado, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,051 ft (1,844 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8v1

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KRCV
- FAA: RCV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Del Norte, Colorado, United States
- Opened: May 1947
- Elevation: 7,955 ft / 2,425 m
- Coordinates: 37.7136, -106.3540
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,051 ft / 1,844 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: https://www.codot.gov/programs/aeronautics/colorado-airport-system/general-aviation-airports/ga-airports-d/RCV
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29437057
- Weather station: KRCV
- Ident: K8V1

## Timeline

- May 1947: Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 6,051 ft / 1,844 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 067° / 247° | yes |
| 03/21 | 4,812 ft / 1,467 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 038° / 218° |  |

- 06/24 slopes 1.1%: threshold 24 at 7,890 ft / 2,405 m, threshold 06 at 7,955 ft / 2,425 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,051 ft / 1,844 m | =4,467 of 29,858 | =1,205 in North America | =938 in US |
| Elevation | 7,955 ft / 2,425 m | #259 of 43,403 | #77 in North America | #52 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 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/k8v1/data