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Van Slyke Field (9CO2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:47 PM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCFO), 9CO2 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Van Slyke Field in Watkins, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Van Slyke Field (9CO2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watkins, CO at a field elevation of 5,400 ft. 9CO2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFO, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBKF.

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VFR
Observed 2347Z (5:47 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFO, 6 nm away.

Wind
090° 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCFO 272347Z 09015KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A2998

What changed at KCFO (nearest station)?

Since the 2047Z (2:47 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • Temperature down 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 9CO2

Based on the nearest station (KCFO), 9CO2 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 6,500 ft (field elevation 5,400 ft). 9CO2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBKF, about 13 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
EFAV0 kt head15 kt right
W0 kt head15 kt right

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142900Z08Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9CO2 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 9CO2

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

PIREP2338Z (5:38 PM MDT) · 11 NM NW of 9CO2 · during descent · B738
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DEN UA /OV 8NM S DEN/TM 2338/FL090/TP B738/RM 23KTS TAILWIND 8 NM FINAL RWY 35R
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8NM S DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2338Reported at 23:38 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM 23KTS TAILWIND 8 NM FINAL…Remarks.
PIREP2302Z (5:02 PM MDT) · 44 NM SW of 9CO2 · during descent · B38M
moderate tb 17,000–16,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 40 SW DEN/TM 2302/FL170/TP B38M/TB MOD TB 170-160/RM DURD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 40 SW DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2302Reported at 23:02 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD TB 170-160Turbulence: moderate tb 17,000–16,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2237Z (4:37 PM MDT) · 25 NM W of 9CO2 · during descent · A20N
light occasional moderate chop above 150 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN270015/TM 2237/FLDURD/TP A20N/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP ABOVE 150
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2237Reported at 22:37 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A20NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP ABOVE 1…Turbulence: light occasional moderate chop above 150.
PIREP2227Z (4:27 PM MDT) · 93 NM N of 9CO2 · 45,000 ft MSL · GLF4
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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CYS UA /OV CYS060008/TM 2227/FL450/TP GLF4/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC-34
CYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYS060008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2227Reported at 22:27 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP2226Z (4:26 PM MDT) · 73 NM W of 9CO2 · 43,000 ft MSL · C25B
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EGE UA /OV RLG090020/TM 2226/FL430/TP C25B/RM OCNL MNT WAVE +/-200FT ZDVWC-05
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RLG090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2226Reported at 22:26 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
RM OCNL MNT WAVE +/-200FT ZD…Remarks.
PIREP2215Z (4:15 PM MDT) · 51 NM NW of 9CO2 · during descent · B39M
moderate turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN320040/TM 2215/FL160/TP B39M/TB MOD/RM MOD TURB 160-140 DURD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN320040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2215Reported at 22:15 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM MOD TURB 160-140 DURDRemarks.
PIREP2201Z (4:01 PM MDT) · 20 NM SW of 9CO2 · 7,200 ft MSL · LJ45
low-level wind shear
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APA UA /OV APA170003/TM 2201/FL072/TP LJ45/RM +5 KT LLWS
APA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV APA170003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2201Reported at 22:01 UTC.
FL072Altitude: 7,200 ft MSL.
TP LJ45Aircraft type reporting.
RM +5 KT LLWSRemarks.
PIREP2151Z (3:51 PM MDT) · 90 NM W of 9CO2 · 22,000 ft MSL · PC12
light chop turbulence
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EGE UA /OV 20V/TM 2151/FL220/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-06
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20VLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2151Reported at 21:51 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-06Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9CO2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFO reported mostly VFR across 44 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 68%IFR 2%LIFR 30%
Wind avg/max: 9/20 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

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.

E/W
100%

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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
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9CO2
City
Watkins
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,400 ft
Coordinates
39.6961, -104.4760
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCFO
TAF
Nearest KBKF
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
23h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Van Slyke Field (9CO2)

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