FAA facility Airport

GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE RGNL

GUNNISON, COLORADO FAA GUC ICAO KGUC Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

06/24 9,400 × 150 ft · Asphalt (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

06 24

Runway-end details

Runway 06/24 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
06 RP	74°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSF Medium-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers	—	TORA 9,400 · TODA 9,400 · ASDA 9,400 · LDA 9,400
24	254°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 9,400 · TODA 9,400 · ASDA 9,400 · LDA 9,400

17/35 2,981 × 150 ft · Turf / gravel (fair) · Unlighted

17 35

Runway-end details

Runway 17/35 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17 RP	180°	—	—	—	—	TORA 2,981 · TODA 2,981 · ASDA 2,981 · LDA 2,981
35	0°	—	—	—	233 ft	TORA 2,981 · TODA 2,981 · ASDA 2,981 · LDA 2,748

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.7	—
UNICOM	122.7	—
GUNNISON RCAG	124.5	—
GUC AWOS-3PT	135.075	—
GUNNISON RCAG	350.25	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
06	ILS/DME	I	110.5	Operational restricted (2018-02-06)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KGUC

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: GUC / KGUC
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1947-08
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL A+
Repair: Airframe: NONE
Powerplant: NONE
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: GUNNISON, CO
County: Gunnison
FAA region: Northwest Mountain region
Coordinates: 38.53433, -106.93175
Elevation: 7,679.6 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

GUC Commissioned 1990-12-13 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

19Reported strikes

1With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-21. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.