Aspen Gliderport (CO03) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 PM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KASE), CO03 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Aspen Gliderport in Aspen, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KASE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Aspen Gliderport (CO03) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Aspen, CO at a field elevation of 8,440 ft. CO03 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KASE, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KASE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KASE, 3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KASE 280353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 04/M07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP144 T00391067
What changed at KASE (nearest station)?
Since the 0253Z (8:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0253Z (8:53 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CO03
Based on the nearest station (KASE), CO03 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 8,900 ft (field elevation 8,440 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,500 ft | DIRT | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 02 | 2,500 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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CO03 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 02/202,500 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at CO03Wind
- 02
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 2 kt headwind · 4 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CO03 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of CO03
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GJT UA /OV GJT120005/TM 0340/FLDURD/TP E170/TB MOD TB 100-70
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GJT120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD TB 100-70Turbulence: moderate tb 100-70.Show raw report
ASE UA /OV DBL160013/TM 0251/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-04
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DBL160013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0251Reported at 02:51 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZDVWC-04Remarks.Show raw report
GJT UA /OV JNC349037/TM 0224/FL300/TP B738/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-03
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JNC349037Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0224Reported at 02:24 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.RM ZDVWC-03Remarks.Show raw report
EGE UA /OV RLG296017/TM 0202/FL340/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-05
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RLG296017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0202Reported at 02:02 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-05Remarks.Show raw report
GJT UA /OV JNC345018/TM 0111/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG/IC ZDVWC-04
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JNC345018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0111Reported at 01:11 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC ZDVWC-04Icing: zdvwc-04.Show raw report
ASE UA /OV DBL287012/TM 0020/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-05
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DBL287012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0020Reported at 00:20 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-05Remarks.Show raw report
ASE UA /OV ASE300005/TM 0014/FL120/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT-OCNL MOD CHOP
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ASE300005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light -occasional moderate chop.Show raw report
EEO UA /OV EKR/TM 2326/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-04
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2326Reported at 23:26 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-04Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CO03
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KASE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 70%
- 02
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KASE 272320Z 2800/2824 30008KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM280100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM280600 18008KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 WS020/24035KT FM281200 VRB05KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM281800 26007KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
CO03 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KASE, 3 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 20, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CO03
- City
- Aspen
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 8,440 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2600, -106.9120
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KASE
- TAF
- Nearest KASE
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 19h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Aspen Gliderport (CO03)
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