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Dove Creek Airport (8V6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KU64), 8V6 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 17 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Dove Creek Airport in Dove Creek, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KU64): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dove Creek Airport (8V6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dove Creek, CO at a field elevation of 6,975 ft. 8V6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KU64, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTEX.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (11:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KU64, 23.7 nm away.

Wind
160° 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 11°C
dew 35°F / 2°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (53°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KU64 281735Z AUTO 16017KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3022 RMK AO2 T01140019 $

What changed at KU64 (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 8V6

Based on the nearest station (KU64), 8V6 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 17 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately 7,850 ft (field elevation 6,975 ft). 8V6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTEX, about 48 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
19FAV13 kt head11 kt left
0113 kt tail11 kt right

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8V6 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 01/19
    4,200 × 50 ft · DIRT-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8V6
    Wind
    01
    13 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    19
    13 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    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
0163118Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 21→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8V6 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 8V6

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

PIREP1524Z (9:24 AM MDT) · 97 NM NE of 8V6 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL1257
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ARP UAL1257 3827N 10702W 1524 F360 247/059KT TB INTMT LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL1257 3827N 10702W 152…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1502Z (9:02 AM MDT) · 84 NM S of 8V6 · 19,000 ft MSL · PA46
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FMN UA /OV RSK225045/TM 1502/FL190/TP PA46/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
FMN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSK225045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1502Reported at 15:02 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-36Remarks.
PIREP1400Z (8:00 AM MDT) · 65 NM SW of 8V6 · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
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CEZ UA /OV DVC225065/TM 1400/FL350/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
CEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DVC225065Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1341Z (7:41 AM MDT) · 97 NM NE of 8V6 · 30,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
occasional light chop turbulence
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GUC UA /OV HBU/TM 1341/FL300/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-25
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HBULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1341Reported at 13:41 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZDVWC-25Remarks.
PIREP1337Z (7:37 AM MDT) · 68 NM E of 8V6 · 18,000 ft MSL · SW4
intermittent light chop turbulence
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DRO UA /OV DRO022015/TM 1337/FL180/TP SW4/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DRO022015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-36Remarks.
PIREP1326Z (7:26 AM MDT) · 84 NM N of 8V6 · 18,000 ft MSL · E120
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GJT UA /OV JNC070023/TM 1326/FL180/TP E120/TB NEG 240-180/RM ZDVWC-11
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JNC070023Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1326Reported at 13:26 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP E120Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 240-180Turbulence: none reported 24,000–18,000 ft.
RM ZDVWC-11Remarks.
PIREP1202Z (6:02 AM MDT) · 66 NM SE of 8V6 · during climb · CRJ2
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DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 1202/FL260/TP CRJ2/TB NEG/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DROLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC ZDVWC-36Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8V6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KU64 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 15,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%MVFR 4%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 15/22 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 11%IFR 11%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/25 kt
Max gust: 36 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 45

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.

19
72%
01
28%

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Live crosswind meter

8V6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KU64, 24 nm away.

N190117 kt
Headwind
13 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt

Wind is 41° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Dove Creek Airport (8V6) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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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
Pattern altitude
7,700 ft MSL (725 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8V6
City
Dove Creek
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
6,975 ft
Coordinates
37.7639, -108.8890
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KU64
TAF
Nearest KTEX
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
6h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dove Creek Airport (8V6)

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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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