Terminal Procedures

KAIB — Hopkins Fld

NUCLA, CO · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA AIBElevation 5,945 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,212 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

All 4 KAIB charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 4 charts is roughly 25 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A1PDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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NUCLA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewNUCLA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KAIB airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Denver Center
Flight service
Denver
NOTAM facility
DEN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1946
Airport area
760 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Denver
Last FAA inspection
2024-05-24

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KAIB radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,212 × 75 ft05234,000 × 80 ft1129N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KAIB, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/235,212 ft75 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  05 59°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  23 239°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
11/294,000 ft80 ftGrass Poor

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KAIB is

Latitude, longitude38.2390020, -108.5628070
Elevation5,945 ft
From Nucla2 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KAIB

  • REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - DUSK-DAWN, INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 ON CONSLY.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5.0 NM.
  • MULT LRG RODENT HOLES.
  • 40 FT PLINES IN HANGAR AREA.
  • MIGTATORY BIRDS, WILDLIFE & DEER ON OR INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

A compact instrument set

Hopkins Field has just one published instrument approach, an RNAV (GPS) procedure, so instrument arrival coverage is limited to a single approach type rather than a choice of conventional and satellite-based procedures. The accompanying departure procedure gives the chart set more balance, but there is no published airport diagram.

Runways and regional coverage

The two runway alignments offer different practical constraints: the paved runway is 1,212 ft longer than the turf-dirt runway, making surface and available length significant distinctions between them. Nearby chart coverage ranges from three procedures at Blake Field and Monticello to broader sets at Montrose Regional and Grand Junction Regional. The Denver Sectional adds regional visual-reference and airspace context absent from the terminal procedures.

Airports near KAIB

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTEXTelluride RgnlTELLURIDE, CO35 nm SE8
KMTJMontrose RgnlMONTROSE, CO35 nm NE11
KAJZBlake FldDELTA, CO40 nm NE3
U64MonticelloMONTICELLO, UT41 nm SW3
KGJTGrand Junction RgnlGRAND JUNCTION, CO53 nm N14
KCEZCortez MuniCORTEZ, CO56 nm S9
KBDGBlanding MuniBLANDING, UT59 nm SW3

VFR charts covering KAIB

Common questions about KAIB

What charts are available for KAIB?

4 current FAA charts for Hopkins Fld, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KAIB?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KAIB?

Hopkins Fld has 2 runways. The longest is 05/23 at 5,212 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KAIB have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KAIB has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

How high is KAIB?

The field elevation is 5,945 ft. At that height the air is thin enough to matter: take-off and landing distances are longer than the same aircraft would need at sea level, and the effect worsens as temperature rises. The approach charts carry the altitudes that apply.

Is KAIB a towered airport?

No — Hopkins Fld has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KAIB charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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