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Windy Plains Airport (5CO0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KITR), 5CO0 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Windy Plains Airport in Cheyenne Wells, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KITR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Windy Plains Airport (5CO0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cheyenne Wells, CO at a field elevation of 4,184 ft. 5CO0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KITR, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 10/28), the longest 2,880 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.

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VFR
Observed 1953Z (1:53 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KITR, 24.8 nm away.

Wind
010° 10 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the north (010°) at 10 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KITR 281953Z AUTO 01010G19KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02000061

What changed at KITR (nearest station)?

Since the 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5CO0

Based on the nearest station (KITR), 5CO0 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 5,650 ft (field elevation 4,184 ft). 5CO0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 43 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
04FAV8 kt head6 kt left (g12)
282 kt head10 kt right (g19)
102 kt tail10 kt left (g19)
228 kt tail5 kt right (g10)

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5CO0 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    2,880 × 40 ft · ASPH-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5CO0
    Wind
    04
    8 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    22
    8 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 10/28
    2,485 × 30 ft · DIRT-GRVL-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5CO0
    Wind
    10
    2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    28
    2 kt headwind · 10 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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112220Z09Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5CO0 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 5CO0

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

PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 67 NM W of 5CO0 · 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.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 66 NM W of 5CO0 · 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.
PIREP1527Z (9:27 AM MDT) · 53 NM NW of 5CO0 · 9,000 ft MSL · T206
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AKO UA /OV TXC090020/TM 1527/FL090/TP T206/SK SKC/RM VMC ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXC090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1527Reported at 15:27 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP T206Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC ZDVWC-07Remarks.
PIREP1440Z (8:40 AM MDT) · 99 NM NW of 5CO0 · 9,500 ft MSL · P28A
occasional light chop turbulence
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SYF UA /OV KFNL-GLD330035 /TM 1440 /FL095 /TP P28A /TB OCNL LGT CHOP
SYF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFNL-GLD330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5CO0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KITR reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 32 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%MVFR 3%IFR 6%LIFR 41%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 54%MVFR 9%IFR 8%LIFR 29%
Wind avg/max: 9/24 kt
Max gust: 37 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 24

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

22
51%
04
23%
10
14%
28
12%

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Live crosswind meter

5CO0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KITR, 25 nm away.

N042210 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,880 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Windy Plains Airport (5CO0)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5CO0
City
Cheyenne Wells
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,184 ft
Coordinates
38.8295, -102.3006
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,880 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KITR
TAF
Nearest KGLD
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
3h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Windy Plains Airport (5CO0)

Community-submitted

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

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