Spanish Peaks Airfield (4V1), Colorado
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Spanish Peaks Airfield (4V1) serves Walsenburg, Colorado, at 6,055 feet elevation with a single paved runway and irregular attendance rather than continuous staffing. Business aviation traffic is light and tracked by the FAA under the TFMSC dataset for 2025, with the nearest customs clearance located at Colorado Springs (KCOS), roughly 67 nautical miles away. Fuel is available on a credit-card, self-serve basis for both 100LL and Jet A. The airfield sits well outside the Denver ARTCC's Colorado Springs and Pueblo training corridor, an area noted for intensive USAF student activity.
Runways
Spanish Peaks Airfield has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 4,715 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Spanish Peaks Airfield has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Spanish Peaks Airfield does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is City of Colorado Springs Municipal (KCOS), 67 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Spanish Peaks Airfield recorded 114 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at 4V1 is unevenly distributed through the year, with May and October showing the highest monthly counts while July and November drop to just a few operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 16 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 3.8 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Spanish Peaks Airfield has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Runway 02/20 is closed except with prior permission; contact the airport manager before use.
PAPI lights for runway 09 and 27 are pilot-activated, and MIRL lighting on runway 09/27 is also pilot-controlled via CTAF.
Runway 02 has a 5-foot fence at the threshold on both sides of the centerline.
Runway 20 has a 4-foot fence located 240 feet from the threshold on both sides of the centerline.
The approach slope is 50:1 from the displaced threshold.
Runway 02 is rough and not well maintained.
The first 1,000 feet of runway 02 has ruts and bumps.
24-hour credit card fuel is available.
Pilots should be alert for intensive USAF student training activity in the vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.
For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Spanish Peaks Airfield has five airfields within 39 NM. The closest is Cuchara Valley at la Veta, 14.88 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at 4V1?
Spanish Peaks Airfield has two runways: 09/27, a paved 4,715-foot by 75-foot asphalt surface, and 02/20, a 2,238-foot by 40-foot turf-dirt strip. Runway 02/20 is closed except by prior permission, requiring pilots to contact the airport manager before use. Runway 09/27 is the primary operational surface for transient traffic at 4V1.
Is fuel available at Spanish Peaks Airfield?
Yes, Spanish Peaks Airfield offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel through a 24-hour credit card self-serve system. This allows aircraft to fuel outside the airfield's irregular attendance hours. No additional service or handling is implied beyond the self-serve fuel access at 4V1.
Where is the nearest customs clearance to 4V1?
The nearest customs facility to Spanish Peaks Airfield is Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS), located approximately 67 nautical miles away. Spanish Peaks Airfield itself does not have onsite customs processing. Operators requiring international clearance near Walsenburg, Colorado should plan routing through KCOS accordingly.
What should pilots know about runway 02/20 at Spanish Peaks Airfield?
Runway 02/20 at 4V1 is a 2,238-foot turf-dirt strip that is closed to use except with prior permission from the airport manager. The surface is described as rough and not well maintained, with ruts and bumps present in the first 1,000 feet. Fencing near both thresholds also presents a close-in obstruction on this runway.