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Tonga Airport (1CD2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEIK), 1CD2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Tonga Airport in Platteville, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEIK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tonga Airport (1CD2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Platteville, CO at a field elevation of 4,925 ft. 1CD2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEIK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEN.

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VFR
Observed 1055Z (4:55 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEIK, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
36°F / 2°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEIK 281055Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 02/02 A2994 RMK AO2 T00220017 $

What changed at KEIK (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (4:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1035Z (4:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1CD2

Based on the nearest station (KEIK), 1CD2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,550 ft (field elevation 4,925 ft). 1CD2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDEN, about 19 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
08FAV0 kt head4 kt right
260 kt head4 kt left

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1CD2 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 08/26
    3,000 × 24 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1CD2
    Wind
    08
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    26
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.

1CD2 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 1CD2

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

PIREP1055Z (4:55 AM MDT) · 22 NM S of 1CD2 · 8,000 ft MSL · B763
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 1055/FL80/TP B763/WX VMC
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1055Reported at 10:55 UTC.
FL80Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0926Z (3:26 AM MDT) · 76 NM W of 1CD2 · 34,000 ft MSL · A306
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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.
PIREP0920Z (3:20 AM MDT) · 22 NM S of 1CD2 · 8,000 ft MSL · B763
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0920/FL80/TP B763/TB NEG
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0920Reported at 09:20 UTC.
FL80Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0537Z (11:37 PM MDT) · 22 NM S of 1CD2 · 13,000 ft MSL · A21N
int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0537/FL130/TP A21N/TB INT LGT TB 130-110
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0537Reported at 05:37 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB INT LGT TB 130-110Turbulence: int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 1CD2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEIK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 76%MVFR 1%IFR 14%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 12%IFR 9%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

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.

08
68%
26
32%

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Live crosswind meter

1CD2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEIK, 15 nm away.

N08264 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Tonga Airport (1CD2)
N ↑

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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
1CD2
City
Platteville
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,925 ft
Coordinates
40.1674, -104.7986
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEIK
TAF
Nearest KDEN
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
12h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tonga Airport (1CD2)

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

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