Cuchara Ranch Airport (CD48) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4V1), CD48 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cuchara Ranch Airport in Walsenburg, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4V1): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cuchara Ranch Airport (CD48) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walsenburg, CO at a field elevation of 5,827 ft. CD48 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4V1, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPUB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4V1, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 15 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K4V1 280935Z AUTO 26015G20KT 10SM CLR 13/M00 A3005 RMK AO2
What changed at K4V1 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CD48
Based on the nearest station (K4V1), CD48 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 6,800 ft (field elevation 5,827 ft). CD48 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPUB, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 3,500 ft | TURF-F | 15 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 09 | 3,500 ft | TURF-F | 15 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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CD48 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 09/273,500 × 80 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at CD48Wind
- 09
- 15 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 15 kt headwind · 3 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 11→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CD48 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at CD48
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4V1 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 35 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 65%
- 09
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
CD48 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4V1, 11 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 27, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CD48
- City
- Walsenburg
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,827 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7864, -104.5940
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4V1
- TAF
- Nearest KPUB
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 10m
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