Jjs Airport (CO56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEN), CO56 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Jjs Airport in Keenesburg, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jjs Airport (CO56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Keenesburg, CO at a field elevation of 5,075 ft. CO56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEN, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEN, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, a few clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.
METAR KDEN 281953Z 13008KT 10SM FEW110 FEW150 BKN220 19/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01891022
What changed at KDEN (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind picked up to 8 kt from calm.
Current pilot readout for CO56
Based on the nearest station (KDEN), CO56 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 6,600 ft (field elevation 5,075 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,280 ft | DIRT | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 35 | 4,280 ft | DIRT | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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CO56 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 17/354,280 × 40 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at CO56Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 15→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 22,000 ft.
CO56 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 CO56
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL250 3948N 10439W 1950 F020 TB LGT OCNL MOD IC
ARP UAL250 3948N 10439W 1950…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN180020/TM 1938/FL165/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD BLO 165
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DEN180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD BLO 165Turbulence: light to moderate blo 165.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV 20NE/TM 1925/FL140/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.Show raw report
ASE UA /OV DBL110040/TM 1912/FL230/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT/RM ZDVWC-26
ASE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DBL110040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.RM ZDVWC-26Remarks.Show raw report
LIC UA /OV HGO350025/TM 1909/FL075/TP EC425/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND DURC AT KLIC ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HGO350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP EC425Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND…Remarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN180007/TM 1907/FL078/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY35L DEN
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DEN180007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.FL078Altitude: 7,800 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM DURD RY35L DENRemarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV 20NW/TM 1840/FL090/TP PC24/TB MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.Show raw report
ARP UAL1256 3948N 10439W 1834 F165 TB OCNL MOD TURB IC
ARP UAL1256 3948N 10439W 183…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CO56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 22,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 70%
- 35
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1736Z (11:36 AM MDT)
TAF KDEN 281736Z 2818/2924 VRB05KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM282000 10010KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM290300 14007KT P6SM SCT220 FM290500 21011KT P6SM FEW200 FM291100 24006KT P6SM FEW200 FM291500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200 FM292000 09007KT P6SM BKN220
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Live crosswind meter
CO56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEN, 12 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 17, 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
- CO56
- City
- Keenesburg
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,075 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9641, -104.4630
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDEN
- TAF
- Nearest KDEN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 3h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jjs Airport (CO56)
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