Flying W No.2 Airport (51CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAJZ), 51CO has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying W No.2 Airport in Hotchkiss, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAJZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying W No.2 Airport (51CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hotchkiss, CO at a field elevation of 7,918 ft. 51CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAJZ, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAJZ, 13.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg.
METAR KAJZ 281255Z AUTO 12003KT 03/01 A3011 RMK AO2 T00320012 PWINO
What changed at KAJZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (6:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for 51CO
Based on the nearest station (KAJZ), 51CO has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 8,150 ft (field elevation 7,918 ft). 51CO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTJ, about 23 nm away.
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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 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 01 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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51CO 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 01/192,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 51COWind
- 01
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
51CO 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 51CO
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DRO UA /OV DRO347021/TM 1009/FL230/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DRO347021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1009Reported at 10:09 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-36Remarks.Show raw report
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 51CO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAJZ reported varied conditions across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 69%
- 19
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
51CO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAJZ, 14 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 51CO
- City
- Hotchkiss
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7,918 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8856, -107.8040
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAJZ
- TAF
- Nearest KMTJ
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 10h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying W No.2 Airport (51CO)
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