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Fort Collins Downtown Airport
Fort Collins Downtown Airport
	USGS aerial image, 1999
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: 3V5;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Fort Collins, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	4,939 ft / 1,505 m
Coordinates	40°35′18″N 105°02′30″W / 40.58833°N 105.04167°W
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	48/day
Based aircraft	126
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Fort Collins Downtown Airport (FAA LID: 3V5) was a public use airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the central business district of Fort Collins, a city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The airport closed on November 1, 2006.^[2]

History[edit]

The airport opened in 1966 and was known as Valley Airport. Sometime before 1976 it was renamed Fort Collins Airpark and the following year it was named Downtown Fort Collins Airport. It was located northwest of the intersection of East Mulberry and South Timberline Roads.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Fort Collins Downtown Airport was situated at an elevation of 4,939 feet (1,505 m) above mean sea level. It had one asphalt paved runway designated 11/29 which measured 5,326 by 44 feet (1,623 x 13 m). It also has a turf runway designated E/W which measured 3400 by 50 feet (1,036 x 15 m).^[1]

The airport had an average of 48 aircraft operations per day: 100% general aviation and <1% military aviation. There were 126 aircraft based at this airport: 90 single-engine, 20 multi-engine, 15 helicopters, and 1 glider.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5)". FAA Master Record. AirNav.com. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2006.
^ "Fort Collins - Downtown Airpark (3V5) - CLOSED 11/01/2006". Colorado Airport Directory. Colorado DOT. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19.
^ "Valley Airport / Fort Collins Airpark / Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5)". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 11 December 2009.

External links[edit]

Aerial image as of 4 October 1999 from USGS The National Map

[FAA-1] "Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5)". FAA Master Record. AirNav.com. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2006.

[CDOT-2] "Fort Collins - Downtown Airpark (3V5) - CLOSED 11/01/2006". Colorado Airport Directory. Colorado DOT. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19.

[3] "Valley Airport / Fort Collins Airpark / Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5)". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 11 December 2009.

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+{{Short description|Airport in Colorado, United States}}
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 | name         = Fort Collins Downtown Airport
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 | stat2-header = Based aircraft
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-| footnotes    = Source: <ref name="FAA">{{cite web | url = http://airnav.com/airport/3V5 | title = Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5) | work = [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] Master Record | publisher = AirNav.com | date = Effective 8 June 2006 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060617060050/http://airnav.com/airport/3V5 | archivedate = 200606 17 June 2006}}</ref>
+| footnotes    = Source:<ref name="FAA">{{cite web | url = http://airnav.com/airport/3V5 | title = Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5) | work = [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] Master Record | publisher = AirNav.com | date = 8 June 2006 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060617060050/http://airnav.com/airport/3V5 | archivedate = 17 June 2006}}</ref>
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-'''Fort Collins Downtown Airport''' {{airport codes|||3V5}} was a public use [[airport]] located {{convert|2|NM|lk=on}} east of the [[central business district]] of [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]], a city in [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name="FAA" /> The airport closed on November 1, 2006.<ref name="CDOT">{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/fort%20collins%20downtown.htm | title = Fort Collins - Downtown Airpark (3V5) - CLOSED 11/01/2006 | work = Colorado Airport Directory | publisher = [[Colorado DOT]] | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080101171622/http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/fort+collins+downtown.htm | archivedate = 1 January 2008}}</ref>
+'''Fort Collins Downtown Airport''' {{airport codes|||3V5}} was a public use [[airport]] located {{convert|2|NM|lk=on}} east of the [[central business district]] of [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]], a city in [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name="FAA" /> The airport closed on November 1, 2006.<ref name="CDOT">{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/fort%20collins%20downtown.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021219225708/http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/fort%20collins%20downtown.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2002-12-19 | title = Fort Collins - Downtown Airpark (3V5) - CLOSED 11/01/2006 | work = Colorado Airport Directory | publisher = [[Colorado DOT]] }}</ref>
 == History ==
-The airport opened in 1966 and was known as '''Valley Airport'''. Sometime before 1976 it was renamed '''Fort Collins Airpark''' and the following year it was named '''Downtown Fort Collins Airport'''. It was located northwest of the intersection of East Mulberry and South Timberline Roads.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CO/Airfields_CO_E.htm#ftcollins | title = Valley Airport / Fort Collins Airpark / Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5) | publisher = Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields | date = 11 December 2009}}</ref>
+The airport opened in 1966 and was known as '''Valley Airport'''. Sometime before 1976 it was renamed '''Fort Collins Airpark''' and the following year it was named '''Downtown Fort Collins Airport'''. It was located northwest of the intersection of East Mulberry and South Timberline Roads.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CO/Airfields_CO_E.htm#ftcollins | title = Valley Airport / Fort Collins Airpark / Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5) | publisher = [[Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields]] | date = 11 December 2009}}</ref>
 == Facilities and aircraft ==
-Fort Collins Downtown Airport resided at an [[elevation]] of 4,939 feet (1,505 m) above [[mean sea level]].  It had one [[asphalt]] paved [[runway]] designated 11/29 which measured 5,326 by 44 feet (1,623 x 13 m). It also has a [[grass|turf]] runway designated E/W which measured 3400 by 50 feet (1,036 x 15 m).<ref name="FAA" />
+Fort Collins Downtown Airport was situated at an [[elevation]] of 4,939 feet (1,505 m) above [[mean sea level]].  It had one [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] paved [[runway]] designated 11/29 which measured 5,326 by 44 feet (1,623 x 13 m). It also has a [[grass|turf]] runway designated E/W which measured 3400 by 50 feet (1,036 x 15 m).<ref name="FAA" />
 The airport had an average of 48 aircraft operations per day: 100% [[general aviation]] and <1% [[military aviation]]. There were 126 aircraft based at this airport: 90 single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 20 multi-engine, 15 [[helicopter]]s, and 1 [[glider (sailplane)|glider]].<ref name="FAA" />
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 * [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=40.5884&lon=-105.0415&w=500&h=450&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of 4 October 1999] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
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-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado]]
+[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado]]
-[[Category:Transportation in Larimer County, Colorado]]
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