Dry Pen Airport (16CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRIL), 16CO has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dry Pen Airport in Parachute, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRIL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dry Pen Airport (16CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Parachute, CO at a field elevation of 5,331 ft. 16CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRIL, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRIL, 17.8 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg.
METAR KRIL 281153Z AUTO VRB03KT CLR 02/01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP160 7//// T00170006 10067 20017 53006 $
Current pilot readout for 16CO
Based on the nearest station (KRIL), 16CO has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,850 ft (field elevation 5,331 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 27 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
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16CO 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 09/271,800 × 65 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 16COWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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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.
16CO weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 16CO
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GUC UA /OV HBU353014/TM 1009/FL360/TP B763/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HBU353014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1009Reported at 10:09 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
EGE UA /OV RLG/TM 0926/FL340/TP A306/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0926Reported at 09:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A306Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 16CO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 60%
- 09
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KRIL 280520Z 2806/2906 09007KT P6SM SKC FM281400 22005KT P6SM SKC FM281800 27007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM290100 09007KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200
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Live crosswind meter
16CO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRIL, 18 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 16CO
- City
- Parachute
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,331 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4023, -108.0760
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRIL
- TAF
- Nearest KRIL
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 12h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dry Pen Airport (16CO)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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