05CO Weather Rancho de Aereo Airport

Mead, ColoradoElevation 4,978 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KFNL · 14 NM N · 11 min old

Ceiling 3,400 ft, visibility 10 SM, rain.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFNL

WIND

090@11

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

3,400 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 10.6C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers likely, low near 43F, 60% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Rain Showers Likely	43	N 8 kt	15 kt	60%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	60/35	ENE 6 kt	–	27%
Tuesday	Patchy Fog then Sunny	66/35	SW 5 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	67/37	S 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	66/38	S 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Partly Sunny	67/40	NE 4 kt	–	14%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	63/39	S 4 kt	–	10%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	62	NE 3 kt	–	41%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0150Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for 05CO. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,650 ft

18/36

Dimensions

2,650 x 60 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY 18

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 36

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

4,978 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0006Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1322Z 7:22 AM

Loggable night

0033Z (6:33 PM local) → 1254Z (6:54 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0006Z (6:06 PM local) → 1322Z (7:22 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0106Z (7:06 PM local) → 1222Z (6:22 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Rancho de Aereo Airport is in Mead, Colorado. Field elevation 4,978 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJAMES MC KINSTRY

Manager phone303-619-1770

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA05CO

SectionalCHEYENNE

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.2150, -104.9844

Distance from city1 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

05CO traffic patterns

2026-07-02 to 2026-10-21, 8 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.3

AVG OPS/DAY

2.3

Operations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 57%Turboprop 29%Unknown 14%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›SS2T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C185 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›CC11 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›PA18 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›SS2T (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

05CO has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFNL (14 NM N, VFR).

KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport

14 NM N

VFR

KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport

15 NM SW

VFR

KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

19 NM S

VFR

KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport

21 NM NE

IFR

KDEN Denver International Airport

26 NM SE

MVFR

KBKF Buckley Space Force Base

33 NM S

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.

›LYNDA MCKINSTRY - 303-535-0300

›E111:PRVDD ALL TFC PAT OPNS ARE CONDUCTED E OF N/S RWY; IE; ALL TURNS TO RGT WHEN LDG OR DEPG RWY 36 & ALL TURNS TO LEFT WHEN LDG OR DEPG RWY 18.

›MINOR AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT REPAIRS DONE ON ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗05CO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 05CO have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 05CO. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 05CO have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 05CO. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 05CO?

05CO sits at 4,978 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 05CO?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.