Moburg Aero Airport (WY53) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KECS), WY53 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Moburg Aero Airport in Four Corners, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Moburg Aero Airport (WY53) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Four Corners, WY at a field elevation of 5,968 ft. WY53 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECS, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,980 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRAP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECS, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KECS 271635Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at KECS (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WY53
Based on the nearest station (KECS), WY53 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 6,750 ft (field elevation 5,968 ft). WY53 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,980 ft | Turf | 7 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 01 | 2,980 ft | Turf | 7 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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WY53 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 01/192,980 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at WY53Wind
- 01
- 7 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 7 kt headwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → unlimited.
WY53 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WY53
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A333Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WY53
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECS reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 61%
- 01
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
WY53 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECS, 14 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WY53
- City
- Four Corners
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,968 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0829, -104.1321
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,980 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KECS
- TAF
- Nearest KRAP
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Moburg Aero Airport (WY53)
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