Brighton Van-Aire Estates Airport (CO12) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEN), CO12 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Brighton Van-Aire Estates Airport in Brighton, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brighton Van-Aire Estates Airport (CO12) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brighton, CO at a field elevation of 5,061 ft. CO12 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEN, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,681 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEN, 7.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.
METAR KDEN 281253Z 24006KT 10SM FEW150 BKN220 05/02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP124 T00500017
What changed at KDEN (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (5:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (5:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CO12
Based on the nearest station (KDEN), CO12 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 5,061 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,681 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 12 | 3,681 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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CO12 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 12/303,681 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at CO12Wind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 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 0→6 kt, ceiling 100 ft → 22,000 ft.
CO12 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 CO12
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DEN UA /OV 35NW /TM 1252/FLDURD/TP B38M/TB MOD 190-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 35NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB MOD 190-180Turbulence: moderate 19,000–18,000 ft.Show raw report
LIC UA /OV HGO280005/TM 1240/FL100/TP PA32/SK SKC/TA 45/WV 330003KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS ZDVWC
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HGO280005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 45Outside air temperature, °C.WV 330003KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM UNRSTD VIS ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV 30NW/TM 1225/FLDURD/TP E75L/TB MOD TURB 150-130
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 30NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1225Reported at 12:25 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB MOD TURB 150-130Turbulence: moderate turb 15,000–13,000 ft.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN230015/TM 1221/FL120/TP A21N/TB LT-MOD /RM 120-150
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DEN230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1221Reported at 12:21 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB LT-MODTurbulence: lt- moderate.RM 120-150Remarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN280030/TM 1215/FL170/TP B738/TB LT 100-130 MOD 130-160
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DEN280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1215Reported at 12:15 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LT 100-130 MOD 130-160Turbulence: lt 10,000–13,000 ft moderate 13,000–16,000 ft.Show raw report
COS UA /OV 10SE COS/TM 1213/FLDURC/TP B738/TB LGT OT MOD/RM 090-130
COS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10SE COSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1213Reported at 12:13 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT OT MODTurbulence: light ot moderate.RM 090-130Remarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN170020/TM 1210/FL110/TP E170/TB MOD 110-140
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DEN170020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD 110-140Turbulence: moderate 11,000–14,000 ft.Show raw report
EGE UA /OV RLG041056/TM 1200/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-13
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RLG041056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-13Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CO12
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEN reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 60%
- 30
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (5:20 AM MDT)
TAF KDEN 281120Z 2812/2918 23006KT P6SM SCT220 FM281500 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150 BKN200 FM282000 11009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200 FM290300 14007KT P6SM FEW200 FM290500 21007KT P6SM FEW200 FM291100 24006KT P6SM FEW200 FM291600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200
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Live crosswind meter
CO12 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEN, 7.5 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CO12
- City
- Brighton
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,061 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9835, -104.7046
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,681 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDEN
- TAF
- Nearest KDEN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 10h 49m
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Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Brighton Van-Aire Estates Airport (CO12)
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