Scherler Private Airstrip (9CO5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLAA), 9CO5 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Scherler Private Airstrip in Brandon, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLAA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Scherler Private Airstrip (9CO5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brandon, CO at a field elevation of 4,126 ft. 9CO5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLAA, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLAA, 32.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLAA 281853Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02280028 $
What changed at KLAA (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 270° to 300°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.02 → 30.00 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 9CO5
Based on the nearest station (KLAA), 9CO5 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 5,950 ft (field elevation 4,126 ft). 9CO5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 59 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 5,280 ft | GRAVEL | 4 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 17 | 5,280 ft | GRAVEL | 3 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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9CO5 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 17/355,280 × 50 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9CO5Wind
- 17
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9CO5 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 9CO5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1750/FL050/TP P28A/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTHRemarks.Show raw report
LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.Show raw report
PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1708/FL050/TP TBM8/WV SMOOTH/TB LGT/RM LLWS +5KTS
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1708Reported at 17:08 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.WV SMOOTHWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM LLWS +5KTSRemarks.Show raw report
PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1651/FL050/TP C172/RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END OF RWY 35
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1651Reported at 16:51 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END…Remarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1512/FL060/TP C25A/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 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C25AAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9CO5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLAA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 66%
- 35
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
9CO5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLAA, 33 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- 9CO5
- City
- Brandon
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,126 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5767, -102.4370
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLAA
- TAF
- Nearest KGLD
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 4h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Scherler Private Airstrip (9CO5)
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