Flight Simulator Flights at 3V5 Ft Collins Downtown

Fort Collins Downtown (3V5) is a small general aviation airfield serving Fort Collins, Colorado, high on the Front Range at an elevation of 4,928 feet. It offers a single lit hard-surface runway and provides simulator pilots a compact, mountain-adjacent strip to practice density-altitude-aware operations.

Overview

Fort Collins Downtown, identified by the code 3V5, is a general aviation airfield located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It sits at a field elevation of 4,928 feet, making it a useful reference point for pilots wanting to experience high-altitude airfield operations in the simulator, where reduced air density affects takeoff and climb performance.

Airspace & Location

The airfield lies at coordinates 40.5883, -105.042, in northern Colorado near the city of Fort Collins. No specific airspace classification, ATZ details, or nearby controlled airspace information is available from the sources at hand.

Runways

Fort Collins Downtown has a single physical runway, 12/30, measuring 5,179 feet with a hard surface. It is lit for night operations. There is no ILS installed.