1CO5
Melon Field
Melon Field (1CO5) is a general-aviation airfield serving Rocky Ford, Colorado. The field lies at 4,260 ft (1,298 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 3,780 ft (1,152 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Cottonwood Field (09CO), 3 nm NE.
Melon Field is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 4,260 ft (1,298 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.0162, -103.6946
- Serving
- Rocky Ford
- Region
- Colorado
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Runways2 · longest 3,780 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,780 ft1,152 m | 45 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 18/36 | 2,500 ft762 m | 44 ft | Gravel | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.