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Fat Chance Airport (36CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFLY), 36CO is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fat Chance Airport in Peyton, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFLY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fat Chance Airport (36CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Peyton, CO at a field elevation of 7,100 ft. 36CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFLY, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFF.

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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 KFLY, 9.7 nm away.

Wind
140° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 16°F / -9°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFLY 281935Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 17/M09 A3014 RMK AO2 T01681087

Current pilot readout for 36CO

Based on the nearest station (KFLY), 36CO is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 8,750 ft (field elevation 7,100 ft). 36CO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFF, about 15 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
17FAV3 kt head1 kt left
352 kt tail2 kt right

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36CO 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 17/35
    3,000 × 60 ft · GRVL-DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 36CO
    Wind
    17
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    35
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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.

36CO 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 36CO

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

PIREP1940Z (1:40 PM MDT) · 100 NM W of 36CO · 17,000 ft MSL · T210
occasional moderate turbulence
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GUC UA /OV HBU040025/TM 1940/FL170/TP T210/TB OCNL MOD /RM ZDVWC-26
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HBU040025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP T210Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MODTurbulence: occasional moderate.
RM ZDVWC-26Remarks.
PIREP1938Z (1:38 PM MDT) · 24 NM N of 36CO · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
light to moderate blo 165 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN180020/TM 1938/FL165/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD BLO 165
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD BLO 165Turbulence: light to moderate blo 165.
PIREP1925Z (1:25 PM MDT) · 43 NM N of 36CO · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20NE/TM 1925/FL140/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1912Z (1:12 PM MDT) · 76 NM W of 36CO · 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.
PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 42 NM E of 36CO · during climb · EC425
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LIC UA /OV HGO350025/TM 1909/FL075/TP EC425/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND DURC AT KLIC ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP EC425Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND…Remarks.
PIREP1907Z (1:07 PM MDT) · 36 NM N of 36CO · during descent · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN180007/TM 1907/FL078/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY35L DEN
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN180007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL078Altitude: 7,800 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURD RY35L DENRemarks.
PIREP1840Z (12:40 PM MDT) · 43 NM N of 36CO · 9,000 ft MSL · PC24
moderate turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20NW/TM 1840/FL090/TP PC24/TB MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
PIREP1834Z (12:34 PM MDT) · 42 NM N of 36CO · 16,500 ft MSL · UAL1256
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ARP UAL1256 3948N 10439W 1834 F165 TB OCNL MOD TURB IC
ARP UAL1256 3948N 10439W 183…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 36CO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 6%IFR 6%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 8/23 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
51%
35
49%

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Live crosswind meter

36CO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFLY, 9.7 nm away.

N17353 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fat Chance Airport (36CO)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
36CO
City
Peyton
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
7,100 ft
Coordinates
39.1061, -104.5440
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFLY
TAF
Nearest KAFF
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fat Chance Airport (36CO)

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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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