WxDecoder

28CO Weather Blm Fire Center Heliport

Grand Junction, ColoradoElevation 4,820 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGJT · 1 NM NE · 44 min old
Ceiling 10,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGJT
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
10,000 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 from 210° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight slight chance showers and thunderstorms then partly cloudy, low near 42F, 13% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 42 0 kt – 13% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Sunny 57/40 SSE 4 kt – 1%
Tuesday Sunny 59/41 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 61/42 S 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 63/45 S 13 kt – 17%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 60/44 S 9 kt – 74%
Saturday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55/43 S 4 kt – 64%
Sunday Rain Showers 53 SSE 13 kt – 75%

Source: National Weather Service (office GJT). Forecast issued 0036Z.

Radar

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

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

DC

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark
RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 28CO. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
30 x 30 ft
Surface
CONC
H2
Dimensions
30 x 30 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,820 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0021Z 6:21 PM
Sunrise
1335Z 7:35 AM
Loggable night
0049Z (6:49 PM local) → 1307Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0021Z (6:21 PM local) → 1335Z (7:35 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0121Z (7:21 PM local) → 1235Z (6:35 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

Blm Fire Center Heliport is in Grand Junction, Colorado. Field elevation 4,820 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA28CO
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.1178, -108.5390
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

28CO traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-10-17, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.2
AVG OPS/DAY
1.2
Activity trend over 5 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28B (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
›M20P (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
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

28CO has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGJT (1 NM NE, VFR).

KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport
1 NM NE
VFR
KRIL Garfield County Regional Airport
45 NM NE
VFR
KMTJ Montrose Regional Airport
47 NM SE
VFR
KCNY Canyonlands Regional Airport
61 NM W
VFR
KTEX Telluride Regional Airport
76 NM SE
VFR
KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)
78 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗28CO on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 28CO have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 28CO. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 28CO have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 28CO. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 28CO?
28CO sits at 4,820 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 28CO?
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.