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Cottonwood Field (09CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 09CO right now.

Aviation weather near Cottonwood Field in Rocky Ford, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLHX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cottonwood Field (09CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rocky Ford, CO at a field elevation of 4,180 ft. 09CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLHX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPUB.

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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLHX, 6.7 nm away.

Wind
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Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
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Current pilot readout for 09CO

A current METAR is not available for 09CO right now. The nearest reporting station is KLHX. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
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27--

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09CO runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    3,200 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 09CO
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

09CO weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 09CO

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1938Z (1:38 PM MDT) · 99 NM NW of 09CO · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
light to moderate blo 165 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN180020/TM 1938/FL165/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD BLO 165
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD BLO 165Turbulence: light to moderate blo 165.
PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 71 NM N of 09CO · during climb · EC425
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LIC UA /OV HGO350025/TM 1909/FL075/TP EC425/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND DURC AT KLIC ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP EC425Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND…Remarks.
PIREP1750Z (11:50 AM MDT) · 42 NM W of 09CO · 5,000 ft MSL · P28A
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1750/FL050/TP P28A/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1735Z (11:35 AM MDT) · 80 NM NW of 09CO · 11,000 ft MSL · PA18
light to moderate 10,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF270003/TM 1735/FL110/TP PA18/TB LGT-MOD 100-120
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 100-120Turbulence: light to moderate 10,000–12,000 ft.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 92 NM W of 09CO · 19,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL195/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL195Altitude: 19,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 92 NM W of 09CO · 16,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL165/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 31 NM N of 09CO · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
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LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1708Z (11:08 AM MDT) · 42 NM W of 09CO · 5,000 ft MSL · TBM8
light turbulencelow-level wind shear
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1708/FL050/TP TBM8/WV SMOOTH/TB LGT/RM LLWS +5KTS
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1708Reported at 17:08 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
WV SMOOTHWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM LLWS +5KTSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 09CO

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cottonwood Field (09CO)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
09CO
City
Rocky Ford
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,180 ft
Coordinates
38.0553, -103.6508
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLHX
TAF
Nearest KPUB
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
3h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cottonwood Field (09CO)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cottonwood Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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