Bar Flying E Airport (2WY8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOD), 2WY8 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bar Flying E Airport in Cody, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bar Flying E Airport (2WY8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cody, WY at a field elevation of 5,550 ft. 2WY8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOD, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOD, 13.1 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCOD 281556Z AUTO 22011G14KT 10SM CLR 08/M07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00831067 $
What changed at KCOD (nearest station)?
Since the 1456Z (8:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Wind speed up from 4 to 11 kt.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for 2WY8
Based on the nearest station (KCOD), 2WY8 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 5,900 ft (field elevation 5,550 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,350 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 5 kt right (g6) |
| 01 | 1,350 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 5 kt left (g6) |
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2WY8 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 01/191,350 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2WY8Wind
- 01
- 10 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 10 kt headwind · 5 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 23 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2WY8 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 2WY8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 59%
- 01
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1128Z (5:28 AM MDT)
TAF KCOD 281128Z 2812/2912 24008KT P6SM BKN150 FM281600 25012KT P6SM FEW250 FM282300 22005KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
2WY8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOD, 13 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2WY8
- City
- Cody
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,550 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4044, -109.2820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,350 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCOD
- TAF
- Nearest KCOD
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 57m
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