Widner Airport (8CO5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAJZ), 8CO5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Widner Airport in Hotchkiss, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAJZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Widner Airport (8CO5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hotchkiss, CO at a field elevation of 6,020 ft. 8CO5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAJZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAJZ, 8.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg.
METAR KAJZ 290235Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 09/04 A3014 RMK AO2 T00930043 PWINO
What changed at KAJZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0215Z (8:15 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 8CO5
Based on the nearest station (KAJZ), 8CO5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 6,500 ft (field elevation 6,020 ft). 8CO5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTJ, about 19 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 2,200 ft | GRAVEL | - | - |
| 22 | 2,200 ft | GRAVEL | - | - |
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8CO5 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04/222,200 × 50 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8CO5Wind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8CO5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 8CO5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EEO UA /OV EKR/TM 0123/FL320/TP B739/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0123Reported at 01:23 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 0123/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DBLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0123Reported at 01:23 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
EEO UA /OV EKR/TM 2358/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-11
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2358Reported at 23:58 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWC-11Remarks.Show raw report
DRO UA /OV DRO030010/TM 2355/FL160/TP GALX/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DRO030010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2355Reported at 23:55 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP GALXAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
EEO UA /OV EKR250040/TM 2306/FL350/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP 350/RM ZDVWC-03
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKR250040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2306Reported at 23:06 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 350Turbulence: continuous light chop 350.RM ZDVWC-03Remarks.Show raw report
GUC UA /OV GUC/TM 2259/FL210/TP SW4/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-12
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GUCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2259Reported at 22:59 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWC-12Remarks.Show raw report
ALS UA /OV ALS281041/TM 2135/FL430/TP GA6C/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC-38
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALS281041Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2135Reported at 21:35 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM ZDVWC-38Remarks.Show raw report
EEO UA /OV EKR120040/TM 2106/FL430/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-03
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKR120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2106Reported at 21:06 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-03Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8CO5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAJZ reported varied conditions across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 67%
- 22
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
8CO5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAJZ, 8.5 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8CO5
- City
- Hotchkiss
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,020 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8336, -107.8928
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAJZ
- TAF
- Nearest KMTJ
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 21h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Widner Airport (8CO5)
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