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Reed Hollow Ranch Airport (CO96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAPA), CO96 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Reed Hollow Ranch Airport in Franktown, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAPA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Reed Hollow Ranch Airport (CO96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franktown, CO at a field elevation of 6,200 ft. CO96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAPA, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPA.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAPA, 12.9 nm away.

Wind
VRB 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
22,000 ft
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 22°F / -6°C

Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAPA 281853Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW120 BKN220 17/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01721056 PNO $

What changed at KAPA (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for CO96

Based on the nearest station (KAPA), CO96 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 7,750 ft (field elevation 6,200 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.

Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13--
31--

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CO96 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 13/31
    3,800 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CO96
    Wind
    13
    no steady wind
    31
    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
0102019Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→3 kt, ceiling 22,000 ft → 22,000 ft.

CO96 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 CO96

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

PIREP1912Z (1:12 PM MDT) · 68 NM W of CO96 · 23,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light turbulence
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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.
PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 51 NM E of CO96 · during climb · EC425
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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.
PIREP1907Z (1:07 PM MDT) · 20 NM N of CO96 · during descent · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1840Z (12:40 PM MDT) · 27 NM N of CO96 · 9,000 ft MSL · PC24
moderate turbulence
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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.
PIREP1834Z (12:34 PM MDT) · 26 NM N of CO96 · 16,500 ft MSL · UAL1256
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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.
PIREP1830Z (12:30 PM MDT) · 27 NM N of CO96 · during climb · A319
light to moderate 14,000–18,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20W/TM 1830/FLDURC/TP A319/TB LGT-MOD 140-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1830Reported at 18:30 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 140-180Turbulence: light to moderate 14,000–18,000 ft.
PIREP1813Z (12:13 PM MDT) · 89 NM NW of CO96 · 26,000 ft MSL · E75L
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HDN UA /OV CHE090050/TM 1813/FL260/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-13
HDN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHE090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1813Reported at 18:13 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-13Remarks.
PIREP1811Z (12:11 PM MDT) · 22 NM N of CO96 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CO96

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAPA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 4%IFR 3%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 38 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
66%
31
34%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1736Z (11:36 AM MDT)

TAF KAPA 281736Z 2818/2918 VRB05KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM282000 13006KT P6SM FEW150 BKN220 FM282300 09008KT P6SM SCT220 FM290200 33009KT P6SM FEW200 FM290600 18010KT P6SM FEW200 FM291500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200

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Live crosswind meter

CO96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAPA, 13 nm away.

N1331wind calm / variable

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Turf · 3,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Reed Hollow Ranch Airport (CO96)
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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
CO96
City
Franktown
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
6,200 ft
Coordinates
39.3717, -104.7430
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAPA
TAF
Nearest KAPA
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Reed Hollow Ranch Airport (CO96)

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 Reed Hollow Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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