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Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, KAEJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Central Colorado Regional Airport in Buena Vista, CO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buena Vista, CO at a field elevation of 7,950 ft. KAEJ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 8,303 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 132.925.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (2:55 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
33°F / 0°C
dew 28°F / -2°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (33°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAEJ 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3015 RMK AO2 T00041025

What changed at KAEJ?

Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KAEJ

KAEJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 7,800 ft (field elevation 7,950 ft). KAEJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUC, about 42 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
15--
33--

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KAEJ 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 15/33
    8,303 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KAEJ
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    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
0102109Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KAEJ 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 KAEJ

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

PIREP0537Z (11:37 PM MDT) · 91 NM NE of KAEJ · 13,000 ft MSL · A21N
int light tb 13,000–11,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP0420Z (10:20 PM MDT) · 91 NM NE of KAEJ · during descent · B737
smooth turbulence
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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.
PIREP0300Z (9:00 PM MDT) · 85 NM E of KAEJ · during descent · B38M
moderate turbulence
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PUB UA /OV PUB/TM 0300/FL250/TP B38M/TB MOD/RM DURD ZDVWC-27
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0300Reported at 03:00 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM DURD ZDVWC-27Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KAEJ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KAEJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 18%IFR 7%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/21 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 33

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.

15
57%
33
43%

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Live KAEJ Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KAEJ's own weather station.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 8,303 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0800-1500 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KAEJ
FAA LID
AEJ
City
Buena Vista
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
7,950 ft
Coordinates
38.8129, -106.1201
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
8,303 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGUC
AWOS/ASOS
132.925 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
15h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ)

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 Central Colorado Regional 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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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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