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Christman Field (CO55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFNL), CO55 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Christman Field in Fort Collins, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Christman Field (CO55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Collins, CO at a field elevation of 5,160 ft. CO55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFNL, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCYS.

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VFR
Observed 1156Z (5:56 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFNL, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind calm, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFNL 281156Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 03/02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00330022 10067 20028 53005 $

What changed at KFNL (nearest station)?

Since the 1056Z (4:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 1°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.

Current pilot readout for CO55

Based on the nearest station (KFNL), CO55 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,950 ft (field elevation 5,160 ft). CO55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCYS, about 37 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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CO55 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 16/34
    4,000 × 60 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CO55
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    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
061212Z21Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.

CO55 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 CO55

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

PIREP1210Z (6:10 AM MDT) · 71 NM S of CO55 · 11,000 ft MSL · E170
moderate 11,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1200Z (6:00 AM MDT) · 14 NM W of CO55 · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1146Z (5:46 AM MDT) · 52 NM SE of CO55 · during descent · B752
light turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 1146/FLDURD/TP B752/TB LGT
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1146Reported at 11:46 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1141Z (5:41 AM MDT) · 60 NM S of CO55 · 9,000 ft MSL · B752
light chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN190010/TM 1141/FL090/TP B752/TB LGT CHOP
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN190010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1102Z (5:02 AM MDT) · 76 NM N of CO55 · 36,000 ft MSL · MD11
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LAR UA /OV MBW080020/TM 1102/FL360/TP MD11/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
LAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBW080020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1102Reported at 11:02 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP MD11Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP1055Z (4:55 AM MDT) · 52 NM SE of CO55 · 8,000 ft MSL · B763
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 1055/FL80/TP B763/WX VMC
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1055Reported at 10:55 UTC.
FL80Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0926Z (3:26 AM MDT) · 69 NM SW of CO55 · 34,000 ft MSL · A306
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EGE UA /OV RLG/TM 0926/FL340/TP A306/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
EGE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0926Reported at 09:26 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A306Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP0920Z (3:20 AM MDT) · 52 NM SE of CO55 · 8,000 ft MSL · B763
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0920/FL80/TP B763/TB NEG
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0920Reported at 09:20 UTC.
FL80Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CO55

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFNL reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%IFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 13%IFR 3%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16
51%
34
49%

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Live crosswind meter

CO55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFNL, 11 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Christman Field (CO55) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CO55
City
Fort Collins
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,160 ft
Coordinates
40.5972, -105.1440
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFNL
TAF
Nearest KCYS
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
11h 46m

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Pilot PIREPs for Christman Field (CO55)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Christman Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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