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East Moore Field (8CO4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:47 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCFO), 8CO4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near East Moore Field in Byers, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

East Moore Field (8CO4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Byers, CO at a field elevation of 5,250 ft. 8CO4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFO, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEN.

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VFR
Observed 1547Z (9:47 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFO, 19.8 nm away.

Wind
120° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.08"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 39°F / 4°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCFO 281547Z 12003KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3008

What changed at KCFO (nearest station)?

Since the 1347Z (7:47 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.01 → 30.08 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 8CO4

Based on the nearest station (KCFO), 8CO4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 5,600 ft (field elevation 5,250 ft). 8CO4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDEN, about 27 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
18FAV2 kt head3 kt left
361 kt tail3 kt right

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8CO4 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
    2,600 × 40 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8CO4
    Wind
    18
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    1 kt tailwind · 3 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
0122316Z06Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8CO4 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 8CO4

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

PIREP1603Z (10:03 AM MDT) · 85 NM S of 8CO4 · 6,300 ft MSL · C172
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1603/FL063/TP C172/TB NEG
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1603Reported at 16:03 UTC.
FL063Altitude: 6,300 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1601Z (10:01 AM MDT) · 52 NM W of 8CO4 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional moderate blo 160 light abv turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN240030/TM 1601/FL220/TP E75L/TB OCNL MOD BLO 160 LGT ABV/RM ZDVWC-06
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1601Reported at 16:01 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD BLO 160 LGT ABVTurbulence: occasional moderate blo 160 light abv.
RM ZDVWC-06Remarks.
PIREP1552Z (9:52 AM MDT) · 91 NM SW of 8CO4 · 20,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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LXV UA /OV LXV120030/TM 1552/FL200/TP GLEX/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-26
LXV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LXV120030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-26Remarks.
PIREP1550Z (9:50 AM MDT) · 60 NM SW of 8CO4 · 8,900 ft MSL · SR20
continuous moderate abv 085 turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF180008/TM 1550/FL089/TP SR20/TB CONS MOD ABV 085
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF180008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1550Reported at 15:50 UTC.
FL089Altitude: 8,900 ft MSL.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD ABV 085Turbulence: continuous moderate abv 085.
PIREP1533Z (9:33 AM MDT) · 25 NM W of 8CO4 · during descent · B38M
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DEN UA /OV DEN180005/TM 1533/FL070/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURD RY35L DEN
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1533Reported at 15:33 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD RY35L DENRemarks.
PIREP1527Z (9:27 AM MDT) · 62 NM E of 8CO4 · 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.
PIREP1525Z (9:25 AM MDT) · 26 NM W of 8CO4 · during descent · B737
moderate 17,000–13,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 40NW/TM 1525/FLDURD/TP B737/TB MOD 170-130
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 40NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 170-130Turbulence: moderate 17,000–13,000 ft.
PIREP1522Z (9:22 AM MDT) · 54 NM SW of 8CO4 · 9,000 ft MSL · PA18
continuous moderate 7,300–8,500 ft light 8,500–9,000 ft turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF270003/TM 1522/FL090/TP PA18/WV 26030KT/TB CONS MOD 073-085 LGT 085-090/RM ROTOR
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
WV 26030KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB CONS MOD 073-085 LGT 085-…Turbulence: continuous moderate 7,300–8,500 ft light 8,500–9,000 ft.
RM ROTORRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8CO4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFO reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 2%IFR 4%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 11/27 kt
Max gust: 37 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

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
65%
36
35%

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Live crosswind meter

8CO4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCFO, 20 nm away.

N18363 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of East Moore Field (8CO4)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8CO4
City
Byers
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,250 ft
Coordinates
39.6705, -104.1360
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCFO
TAF
Nearest KDEN
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for East Moore Field (8CO4)

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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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