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Idler Bro's Airport (72CO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:14 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2V6), 72CO is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Idler Bro's Airport in Kirk, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2V6): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Idler Bro's Airport (72CO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kirk, CO at a field elevation of 4,200 ft. 72CO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2V6, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.

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VFR
Observed 1914Z (1:14 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2V6, 26.1 nm away.

Wind
360° 10 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.04"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K2V6 281914Z AUTO 36010G18KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A3004 RMK AO2

What changed at K2V6 (nearest station)?

Since the 1854Z (12:54 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.

Current pilot readout for 72CO

Based on the nearest station (K2V6), 72CO is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 5,200 ft (field elevation 4,200 ft). 72CO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 45 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
32FAV8 kt head6 kt right (g12)
148 kt tail6 kt left (g12)

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72CO 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 14/32
    3,000 × 50 ft · TURF-GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 72CO
    Wind
    14
    8 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    32
    8 kt headwind · 6 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
0163119Z07Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

72CO 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 72CO

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

PIREP1925Z (1:25 PM MDT) · 96 NM W of 72CO · 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.
PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 56 NM SW of 72CO · 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) · 97 NM W of 72CO · 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) · 96 NM W of 72CO · 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) · 95 NM W of 72CO · 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.
PIREP1830Z (12:30 PM MDT) · 96 NM W of 72CO · during climb · A319
light to moderate 14,000–18,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20W/TM 1830/FLDURC/TP A319/TB LGT-MOD 140-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1830Reported at 18:30 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 140-180Turbulence: light to moderate 14,000–18,000 ft.
PIREP1811Z (12:11 PM MDT) · 96 NM W of 72CO · 7,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
occ lt turb turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 5 S DEN/TM 1811/FL070/TP CRJ7/TB OCC LT TURB
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 S DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCC LT TURBTurbulence: occ lt turb.
PIREP1740Z (11:40 AM MDT) · 96 NM W of 72CO · during climb · B738
light occasional moderate blo 170 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 25W/TM 1740/FLDURC/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 25WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170Turbulence: light occasional moderate blo 170.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 72CO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2V6 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 62%LIFR 38%
Wind avg/max: 6/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 57%MVFR 16%IFR 9%LIFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 8/22 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 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.

14
61%
32
39%

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Live crosswind meter

72CO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2V6, 26 nm away.

N321410 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Idler Bro's Airport (72CO)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
72CO
City
Kirk
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,200 ft
Coordinates
39.6794, -102.5910
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K2V6
TAF
Nearest KGLD
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Idler Bro's Airport (72CO)

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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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