3CO2
Mertens Airport
Mertens Airport (3CO2) is a general-aviation airfield serving Sterling, Colorado. The field lies at 4,192 ft (1,278 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,000 ft (1,219 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Sterling Municipal Airport (STK), 3 nm E.
Mertens Airport 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
- 4,192 ft (1,278 m)
- Coordinates
- 40.6164, -103.3324
- Serving
- Sterling
- Region
- Colorado
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Runways1 · longest 4,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,000 ft1,219 m | 100 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.