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Rons Field (53CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8V7), 53CO is currently IFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rons Field in Two Buttes, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8V7): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rons Field (53CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Two Buttes, CO at a field elevation of 4,096 ft. 53CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8V7, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUY.

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IFR
Observed 1935Z (1:35 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8V7, 12.2 nm away.

Wind
310° 9 kt
Visibility
2 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 34°F / 1°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8V7 281935Z AUTO 31009KT 2SM -RA HZ CLR 23/01 A3003 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5

What changed at K8V7 (nearest station)?

Since the 1910Z (1:10 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 5 SM to 2 SM.

Current pilot readout for 53CO

Based on the nearest station (K8V7), 53CO is currently IFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 5,900 ft (field elevation 4,096 ft). 53CO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUY, about 67 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
36FAV6 kt head7 kt left
184 kt tail8 kt right

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53CO 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 18/36
    2,800 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 53CO
    Wind
    18
    4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    36
    6 kt headwind · 7 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
091820Z07Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

53CO 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 53CO

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

PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 86 NM NW of 53CO · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
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LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1518Z (9:18 AM MDT) · 88 NM S of 53CO · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (9:13 AM MDT) · 96 NM W of 53CO · altitude unknown · B38M
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1513/FL3960/TP B38M/RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT ZDVWC-46
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL3960Altitude: 39,600 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT…Remarks.
PIREP1437Z (8:37 AM MDT) · 95 NM W of 53CO · 7,500 ft MSL · UH60
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TAD UA /OV KTAD/TM 1437/FL075/TP UH60/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS ZDVWC
TAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP UH60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS…Remarks.
PIREP1408Z (8:08 AM MDT) · 96 NM W of 53CO · 36,000 ft MSL · B753
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1408/FL360/TP B753/RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B753Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 53CO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K8V7 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 68%MVFR 7%IFR 9%LIFR 16%
Wind avg/max: 10/25 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

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.

18
64%
36
36%

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Live crosswind meter

53CO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8V7, 12 nm away.

N36189 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rons Field (53CO)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
53CO
City
Two Buttes
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,096 ft
Coordinates
37.5531, -102.3920
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K8V7
TAF
Nearest KGUY
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rons Field (53CO)

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