Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 1:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, KHDN is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, CO, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) is a regional airport serving Hayden, CO at a field elevation of 6,606 ft. KHDN reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 10,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.275.
Wind from the east (080°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHDN 280756Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00441028
What changed at KHDN?
Since the 0656Z (12:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0656Z (12:56 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KHDN
KHDN is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately 6,750 ft (field elevation 6,606 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KHDN by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 1 ground stop and 18 ground delay programs for HDN between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 18 days. The reason was always traffic volume. The ground stop lasted about 1 h 12 min.
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 10 had the best headwind 61% of the time, runway 28 39%, and winds were calm 14% of hours.
HDN departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time across 2,392 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (84%) and noon to 3 PM did worst (68%).
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 10,000 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 28 | 10,000 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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KHDN 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 10/2810,000 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHDNWind
- 10
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KHDN 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHDN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHDN reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 66%
- 28
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KHDN 280520Z 2806/2906 11008KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/23035KT FM281400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM281800 26008KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM282000 26011G20KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 FM290000 30005KT P6SM FEW090 FEW250 FM290300 10008KT P6SM FEW090 FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHDN's own weather station.
Wind is 34° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 10,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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 0600-2100 local
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KHDN
- IATA
- HDN
- FAA LID
- HDN
- City
- Hayden
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,606 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4812, -107.2180
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.275 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN)
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