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Van Treese Airport (0CO9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRCV), 0CO9 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Van Treese Airport in Monte Vista, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRCV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Van Treese Airport (0CO9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monte Vista, CO at a field elevation of 7,613 ft. 0CO9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRCV, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALS.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (1:35 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRCV, 15.6 nm away.

Wind
250° 12 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 19°F / -7°C

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRCV 281935Z AUTO 25012G18KT 10SM CLR 16/M07 A3023 RMK AO2 T01571070

What changed at KRCV (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (1:15 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.

Current pilot readout for 0CO9

Based on the nearest station (KRCV), 0CO9 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 9,150 ft (field elevation 7,613 ft). 0CO9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALS, about 16 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
EFAV4 kt tail11 kt left (g17)
W4 kt tail11 kt left (g17)

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102119Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0CO9 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 0CO9

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

PIREP1912Z (1:12 PM MDT) · 86 NM N of 0CO9 · 23,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light turbulence
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ASE UA /OV DBL110040/TM 1912/FL230/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT/RM ZDVWC-26
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DBL110040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
RM ZDVWC-26Remarks.
PIREP1750Z (11:50 AM MDT) · 82 NM NE of 0CO9 · 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) · 96 NM NE of 0CO9 · 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) · 28 NM E of 0CO9 · 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) · 28 NM E of 0CO9 · 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.
PIREP1708Z (11:08 AM MDT) · 82 NM NE of 0CO9 · 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.
PIREP1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) · 96 NM NE of 0CO9 · 9,000 ft MSL · PA18
light to moderate 7,900–9,000 ft turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF270003/TM 1655/FL090/TP PA18/TB LGT-MOD 079-090
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1655Reported at 16:55 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 079-090Turbulence: light to moderate 7,900–9,000 ft.
PIREP1651Z (10:51 AM MDT) · 82 NM NE of 0CO9 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1651/FL050/TP C172/RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END OF RWY 35
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1651Reported at 16:51 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 0CO9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRCV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 15%IFR 9%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 35

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

E/W
100%

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Field aerial

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0CO9
City
Monte Vista
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
7,613 ft
Coordinates
37.6583, -106.0340
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRCV
TAF
Nearest KALS
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Van Treese Airport (0CO9)

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