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📍 Rocky Ford⬆ 4,260 ft2 runways
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Melon Field

38.01530°N
-103.69900°W
ARR / DAY
1
57.1%
DEP / DAY
0
75.0%

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

Latest METAR observation

Temp
Wind
Visib
Ceil

Runway intelligence

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

08
89% of ops
57 land · 0 TO
18
11% of ops
7 land · 0 TO
36
0% of ops
0 land · 2 TO
26
0% of ops
0 land · 6 TO
Runway 08 carries 89% of operations (57 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 18 at 11%.

Approach quality

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

08 57 landings
UA 0%
18 7 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 57 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
1.5
flights/day · 46 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 3pm · 2pm
Day vs night
89%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 1pm–2pm local, averaging 1.5 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.0× weekday (1.6 vs 1.6 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (26% of 46 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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