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Bijou Basin Airport (CD17) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:47 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCFO), CD17 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bijou Basin Airport in Byers, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bijou Basin Airport (CD17) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Byers, CO at a field elevation of 4,885 ft. CD17 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFO, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEN.

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VFR
Observed 1347Z (7:47 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFO, 20.5 nm away.

Wind
230° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.01"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCFO 281347Z 23003KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3001

What changed at KCFO (nearest station)?

Since the 1247Z (6:47 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 10 to 3 kt.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.99 → 30.01 inHg.

Current pilot readout for CD17

Based on the nearest station (KCFO), CD17 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 4,885 ft). CD17 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDEN, about 26 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
26FAV3 kt head1 kt left
083 kt tail1 kt right

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CD17 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 08/26
    2,200 × 30 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CD17
    Wind
    08
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    26
    3 kt headwind · 1 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
0122315Z06Z13Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CD17 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 CD17

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

PIREP1357Z (7:57 AM MDT) · 25 NM W of CD17 · 14,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 30SW/TM 1357/FL140/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 30SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1357Reported at 13:57 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1347Z (7:47 AM MDT) · 25 NM W of CD17 · 14,500 ft MSL · A21N
moderate chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20NW/TM 1347/FL145/TP A21N/TB MOD CHOP
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1347Reported at 13:47 UTC.
FL145Altitude: 14,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1345Z (7:45 AM MDT) · 64 NM SW of CD17 · 14,000 ft MSL · UAL337
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ARP UAL337 3917N 10515W 1345 F140 TB MOD TURB IC
ARP UAL337 3917N 10515W 1345…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1345Z (7:45 AM MDT) · 75 NM SW of CD17 · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
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GUC UA /OV HBU050088/TM 1345/FL380/TP B738/RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HBU050088Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (7:42 AM MDT) · 51 NM W of CD17 · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
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BDU UA /OV BDU/TM 1342/FL310/TP A321/RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC
BDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1340Z (7:40 AM MDT) · 31 NM N of CD17 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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GXY UA /OV GLL090020/TM 1340/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM IMC ZDVWC-33
GXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GLL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM IMC ZDVWC-33Remarks.
PIREP1338Z (7:38 AM MDT) · 25 NM W of CD17 · 15,000 ft MSL · B737
cont light occasional moderate turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 11E/TM 1338/FL150/TP B737/TB CONT LGT OCNL MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 11ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1338Reported at 13:38 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: cont light occasional moderate.
PIREP1335Z (7:35 AM MDT) · 96 NM NE of CD17 · 32,000 ft MSL · UAL1767
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ARP UAL1767 4119N 10309W 1335 F320 239/064KT TB LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL1767 4119N 10309W 133…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CD17

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFO reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
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.

26
53%
08
47%

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Live crosswind meter

CD17 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCFO, 21 nm away.

N26083 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bijou Basin Airport (CD17)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CD17
City
Byers
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,885 ft
Coordinates
39.9059, -104.1220
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCFO
TAF
Nearest KDEN
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
9h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bijou Basin Airport (CD17)

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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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