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Schantz Airstrip (CD15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:55 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLIC), CD15 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Schantz Airstrip in Simla, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Schantz Airstrip (CD15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Simla, CO at a field elevation of 5,870 ft. CD15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLIC, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPA.

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VFR
Observed 2055Z (2:55 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLIC, 21.2 nm away.

Wind
130° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
65°F / 18°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLIC 282055Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 18/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01831011 56002

What changed at KLIC (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (1:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 100° to 130°.

Current pilot readout for CD15

Based on the nearest station (KLIC), CD15 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 7,500 ft (field elevation 5,870 ft). CD15 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPA, about 38 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
16FAV8 kt head4 kt left
346 kt tail7 kt right

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CD15 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 16/34
    4,100 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CD15
    Wind
    16
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    34
    6 kt tailwind · 7 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
081621Z09Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CD15 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 CD15

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

PIREP2104Z (3:04 PM MDT) · 91 NM NW of CD15 · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
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COS UA /OV BRK314087/TM 2104/FL350/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-05
COS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRK314087Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2104Reported at 21:04 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-05Remarks.
PIREP2104Z (3:04 PM MDT) · 93 NM W of CD15 · 26,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional light chop turbulence
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LXV UA /OV LXV095010/TM 2104/FL260/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-26
LXV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LXV095010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2104Reported at 21:04 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZDVWC-26Remarks.
PIREP2059Z (2:59 PM MDT) · 40 NM NW of CD15 · 6,500 ft MSL · B737
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2059/FL065/TP B737/TB NEG
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2059Reported at 20:59 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2058Z (2:58 PM MDT) · 69 NM NW of CD15 · 16,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
moderate tb turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN330030/TM 2058/FL160/TP CRJ2/TB MOD TB
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN330030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2058Reported at 20:58 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD TBTurbulence: moderate tb.
PIREP2053Z (2:53 PM MDT) · 62 NM NW of CD15 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
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BJC UA /OV BJC222006 /TM 2053 /FL370 /TP B38M /SK FEW /TA M58 /WV 23563KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
BJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJC222006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2053Reported at 20:53 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK FEWSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M58Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 23563KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP2050Z (2:50 PM MDT) · 54 NM W of CD15 · during descent · C550
moderate tb 16,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 35 SW DEN/TM 2050/FL160/TP C550/TB MOD TB 160-120/RM DURD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35 SW DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2050Reported at 20:50 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD TB 160-120Turbulence: moderate tb 16,000–12,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2037Z (2:37 PM MDT) · 51 NM SE of CD15 · 41,000 ft MSL · C56X
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LIC UA /OV HGO080020/TM 2037/FL410/TP C56X/RM MTN WAVE +/-1-KTS AND +/-200FT ZDVWC-46
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO080020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2037Reported at 20:37 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM MTN WAVE +/-1-KTS AND +/-…Remarks.
PIREP2036Z (2:36 PM MDT) · 61 NM W of CD15 · 17,000 ft MSL · PC24
moderate tb turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 45 SW DEN/TM 2036/FL170/TP PC24/TB MOD TB
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 45 SW DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2036Reported at 20:36 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD TBTurbulence: moderate tb.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CD15

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLIC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/14 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 70%MVFR 13%IFR 9%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 8/26 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 29

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.

16
58%
34
42%

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Live crosswind meter

CD15 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLIC, 21 nm away.

N16349 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Schantz Airstrip (CD15)
N ↑

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CD15
City
Simla
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,870 ft
Coordinates
39.2958, -104.1218
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLIC
TAF
Nearest KAPA
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
2h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for Schantz Airstrip (CD15)

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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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