Piñon Canyon Airport (0CD5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTAD), 0CD5 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Piñon Canyon Airport in Model, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Piñon Canyon Airport (0CD5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Model, CO at a field elevation of 5,686 ft. 0CD5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTAD, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPUB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTAD, 16.8 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTAD 280854Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP114 T00721017 56002
What changed at KTAD (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (1:54 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 280° to 310°.
Current pilot readout for 0CD5
Based on the nearest station (KTAD), 0CD5 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 6,000 ft (field elevation 5,686 ft). 0CD5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPUB, about 51 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 5,050 ft | GRVL | 1 kt head | 10 kt right |
| 04 | 5,050 ft | GRVL | 1 kt tail | 10 kt left |
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0CD5 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04/225,050 × 130 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0CD5Wind
- 04
- 1 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 1 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0CD5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0CD5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTAD reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 72%
- 04
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
0CD5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTAD, 17 nm away.
Wind is 83° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0CD5
- City
- Model
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,686 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4905, -104.1440
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,050 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTAD
- TAF
- Nearest KPUB
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Piñon Canyon Airport (0CD5)
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