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Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 8:35 PM MDT, Oct 27, KHEQ is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Holyoke Airport in Holyoke, CO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Holyoke, CO at a field elevation of 3,730 ft. KHEQ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.275.

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LIFR
Observed 0235Z (8:35 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 7 kt
Visibility
0.5 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 9°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (47°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHEQ 280235Z AUTO 14007KT 1/2SM FG 09/09 A2997 RMK AO2 T00860086 $

What changed at KHEQ?

Since the 0215Z (8:15 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0215Z (8:15 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KHEQ

KHEQ is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 3,800 ft (field elevation 3,730 ft). KHEQ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSNY, about 46 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV7 kt head1 kt left
327 kt tail1 kt right

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KHEQ 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 14/32
    5,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KHEQ
    Wind
    14
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    32
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061302Z14Z02Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KHEQ 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 KHEQ

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

PIREP0144Z (7:44 PM MDT) · 80 NM E of KHEQ · 5,000 ft MSL · SW4
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 0144/FL050/TP SW4/SK BASE029/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0144Reported at 01:44 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE029Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP0059Z (6:59 PM MDT) · 80 NM E of KHEQ · 4,400 ft MSL · BE65
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 0059/FL044/TP BE65/SK TOP044/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0059Reported at 00:59 UTC.
FL044Altitude: 4,400 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP0016Z (6:16 PM MDT) · 80 NM E of KHEQ · 3,400 ft MSL · BE65
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MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 0016/FL034/TP BE65/SK BASE034/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0016Reported at 00:16 UTC.
FL034Altitude: 3,400 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP0014Z (6:14 PM MDT) · 72 NM E of KHEQ · 6,000 ft MSL · SW4
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LBF UA /OV LBF180005/TM 0014/FL060/TP SW4/SK BASE038/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBF180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KHEQ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KHEQ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 4%IFR 13%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 40%MVFR 29%IFR 16%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 7/23 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 42

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
61%
32
39%

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Live KHEQ Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KHEQ's own weather station.

N14327 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 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
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KHEQ
FAA LID
HEQ
City
Holyoke
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
3,730 ft
Coordinates
40.5694, -102.2730
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSNY
AWOS/ASOS
119.275 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
20h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Holyoke Airport (KHEQ)

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

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