Idlers Field (CO84) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KITR), CO84 is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 5 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Idlers Field in Kirk, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KITR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Idlers Field (CO84) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kirk, CO at a field elevation of 4,159 ft. CO84 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KITR, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KITR, 25 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 5 kt, visibility 3/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 100 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 100 ft.
METAR KITR 280953Z AUTO 28005KT 3/4SM BR VV001 04/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP109 T00390039 $
What changed at KITR (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (3:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist began (BR).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for CO84
Based on the nearest station (KITR), CO84 is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 5 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 3,850 ft (field elevation 4,159 ft). CO84 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 42 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 4,250 ft | DIRT | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 17 | 4,250 ft | DIRT | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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CO84 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 17/354,250 × 65 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at CO84Wind
- 17
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 5 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 6→5 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 100 ft.
CO84 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 CO84
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0537/FL130/TP A21N/TB INT LGT TB 130-110
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0537Reported at 05:37 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB INT LGT TB 130-110Turbulence: int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV OV DEN /TM 0420/FLDURD/TP B737/TB SMOOTH
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0420Reported at 04:20 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CO84
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KITR reported mostly low IFR across 38 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 68%
- 35
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
CO84 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KITR, 25 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 35, 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
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CO84
- City
- Kirk
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,159 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6083, -102.5410
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KITR
- TAF
- Nearest KGLD
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Idlers Field (CO84)
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