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Hopkins Field is a small county-operated general aviation airport serving Nucla, Colorado, on the western slope of the Rockies. With a paved lit runway and a rougher dirt crosswind strip, it offers a straightforward but characterful stop for pilots exploring this remote corner of the state.
Hopkins Field is a public-use general aviation airport located at Nucla in western Colorado, operated by Montrose County. It is an uncontrolled field with a single paved runway and a secondary dirt strip, and is of interest to simulator pilots seeking a quiet, high-elevation backcountry-style airport with genuine local operating notes.
The airfield lies in Class G airspace over rural western Colorado, close to the town of Nucla, with the community of Naturita around four miles to the south. The area sits near the Utah border, roughly 40 miles to the west, and the Uncompahgre National Forest lies about 10 miles to the north, giving the surrounding terrain a mountainous, high-desert character typical of this part of the state.
Hopkins Field has two physical runways. Runway 05/23 is 4,552 feet long with a hard surface and is lit. Runway 11/29 is 4,009 feet long with a dirt surface and is unlit. Field elevation is 5,915 feet.
Traffic at Hopkins Field is handled on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency 122.8 MHz. An AWOS-3 automated weather observation is available on 132.525 MHz. Denver Flight Service can be reached on 122.35 and 123.65 MHz. The airport has no instrument landing system and no published instrument approach information is given.
As an uncontrolled airport, pilots should make position calls on the 122.8 MHz CTAF/UNICOM frequency when approaching, joining and departing the traffic pattern. Runway 11/29 is noted as having a rough and soft dirt surface when wet, which pilots should bear in mind when selecting a runway for landing or takeoff.
Nucla itself, together with the neighbouring town of Naturita some four miles to the south, serves as the principal visual reference for locating the field amid the surrounding high desert and mountain terrain of western Colorado.
Hopkins Field is operated by Montrose County and offers 24-hour self-service 100LL and Jet-A fuel. Facilities include a flight planning room and a terminal building with showers. Dining is available a short distance away, with a restaurant in Nucla and further eateries in nearby Naturita.
