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G W Flanders Ranch Strip (CO54) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFLY), CO54 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near G W Flanders Ranch Strip in Falcon, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFLY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

G W Flanders Ranch Strip (CO54) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Falcon, CO at a field elevation of 7,260 ft. CO54 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFLY, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFF.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (12:15 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFLY, 3.7 nm away.

Wind
290° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 15°F / -9°C

Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFLY 281815Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 17/M09 A3015 RMK AO2 T01681092

What changed at KFLY (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for CO54

Based on the nearest station (KFLY), CO54 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 8,950 ft (field elevation 7,260 ft). CO54 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFF, about 9 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
32FAV6 kt head3 kt left
146 kt tail3 kt right

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CO54 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 14/32
    4,000 × 60 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CO54
    Wind
    14
    6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    32
    6 kt headwind · 3 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
0132518Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CO54 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 CO54

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

PIREP1811Z (12:11 PM MDT) · 45 NM N of CO54 · 7,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
occ lt turb turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 5 S DEN/TM 1811/FL070/TP CRJ7/TB OCC LT TURB
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 S DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCC LT TURBTurbulence: occ lt turb.
PIREP1750Z (11:50 AM MDT) · 42 NM S of CO54 · 5,000 ft MSL · P28A
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1750/FL050/TP P28A/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1740Z (11:40 AM MDT) · 50 NM N of CO54 · during climb · B738
light occasional moderate blo 170 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 25W/TM 1740/FLDURC/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 25WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170Turbulence: light occasional moderate blo 170.
PIREP1736Z (11:36 AM MDT) · 50 NM N of CO54 · during climb · ALL
moderate chop 10,000–19,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20S/TM 1736/FLDURC/TP ALL/TB MOD CHOP 100-190
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1736Reported at 17:36 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP ALLAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP 100-190Turbulence: moderate chop 10,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 52 NM SE of CO54 · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
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LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 96 NM SW of CO54 · 16,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL165/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 96 NM SW of CO54 · 19,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL195/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL195Altitude: 19,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1730Z (11:30 AM MDT) · 50 NM N of CO54 · during descent · BCS1
moderate 150 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20NW/TM 1730/FLDURD/TP BCS1/TB MOD 150
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 150Turbulence: moderate 150.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CO54

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFLY reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 6%IFR 6%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 8/23 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

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.

14
53%
32
47%

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Live crosswind meter

CO54 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFLY, 3.7 nm away.

N32147 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of G W Flanders Ranch Strip (CO54)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CO54
City
Falcon
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
7,260 ft
Coordinates
38.9833, -104.6340
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFLY
TAF
Nearest KAFF
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for G W Flanders Ranch Strip (CO54)

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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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