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Burnham Field (6CO1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFNL), 6CO1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Burnham Field in Wellington, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Burnham Field (6CO1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wellington, CO at a field elevation of 5,615 ft. 6CO1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFNL, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCYS.

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VFR
Observed 0856Z (2:56 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFNL, 20.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFNL 280856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00500028 56006 $

What changed at KFNL (nearest station)?

Since the 0756Z (1:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.

Current pilot readout for 6CO1

Based on the nearest station (KFNL), 6CO1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,750 ft (field elevation 5,615 ft). 6CO1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCYS, 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.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08--
26--

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6CO1 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 08/26
    4,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6CO1
    Wind
    08
    no steady wind
    26
    no steady wind
    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
061210Z18Z08Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.

6CO1 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 6CO1

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

PIREP0926Z (3:26 AM MDT) · 84 NM SW of 6CO1 · 34,000 ft MSL · A306
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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.
PIREP0920Z (3:20 AM MDT) · 59 NM S of 6CO1 · 8,000 ft MSL · B763
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0920/FL80/TP B763/TB NEG
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0920Reported at 09:20 UTC.
FL80Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0537Z (11:37 PM MDT) · 59 NM S of 6CO1 · 13,000 ft MSL · A21N
int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0537/FL130/TP A21N/TB INT LGT TB 130-110
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0537Reported at 05:37 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB INT LGT TB 130-110Turbulence: int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft.
PIREP0420Z (10:20 PM MDT) · 59 NM S of 6CO1 · during descent · B737
smooth turbulence
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DEN UA /OV OV DEN /TM 0420/FLDURD/TP B737/TB SMOOTH
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0420Reported at 04:20 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6CO1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFNL reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 69%IFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 13%IFR 3%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

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.

08
81%
26
19%

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Live crosswind meter

6CO1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFNL, 20 nm away.

N0826wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Burnham Field (6CO1)
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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
6CO1
City
Wellington
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,615 ft
Coordinates
40.7814, -104.9170
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFNL
TAF
Nearest KCYS
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
14h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Burnham Field (6CO1)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Burnham Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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