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📍 Rocky Ford⬆ 4,260 ft2 runways
1CO5 ·

Melon Field

38.01530°N
-103.69900°W
ARR / DAY
1
25.0%
DEP / DAY
0
0.0%

Melon Field (1CO5) is a small general aviation airport located in Rocky Ford, CO, 52 mi east of Pueblo. It features 2 runways with the longest being 3,780 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 0 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

From KFCS, 73 mi away (1CO5 does not publish METAR)

52m ago
Temp
67°F
Wind
14 kts
350°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KFCS 181355Z AUTO 35014G19KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01970074 $

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

08
96% of ops
50 land · 0 TO
18
4% of ops
2 land · 0 TO
36
0% of ops
0 land · 0 TO
26
0% of ops
0 land · 1 TO
Runway 08 carries 96% of operations (50 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 18 at 4%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

08 50 landings
UA 0%
18 2 landings
UA 0%
36 0 landings
UA 0%
26 0 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 08 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 50 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
1.2
flights/day · 37 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 3pm · 2pm
Day vs night
81%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 1pm–2pm local, averaging 1.2 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.4× weekday (1.6 vs 1.1 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (24% of 37 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZDV
Elevation:
4,260 ft
Mag var:
10° E
Fuel:
100LL
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