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36CO Weather Fat Chance Airport

Peyton, ColoradoElevation 7,100 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFLY · 10 NM S · 19 min old
Ceiling 500 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFLY
WIND
230@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
500 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 280° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms likely, low near 36F, 65% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 36 SW 9 kt – 65% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny 57/34 W 13 kt – 6%
Tuesday Sunny 64/36 SW 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 63/37 SW 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 62/39 SW 9 kt – 5%
Friday Partly Sunny 61/38 SSW 9 kt – 13%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 56/36 NNW 4 kt – 19%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 54 SSW 13 kt – 47%

Source: National Weather Service (office PUB). Forecast issued 0113Z.

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 36CO. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

17/35
Dimensions
3,000 x 60 ft
Surface
GRVL-DIRT
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
7,100 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
1319Z 7:19 AM
Loggable night
0033Z (6:33 PM local) → 1251Z (6:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0006Z (6:06 PM local) → 1319Z (7:19 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0106Z (7:06 PM local) → 1219Z (6:19 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

Fat Chance Airport is in Peyton, Colorado. Field elevation 7,100 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA36CO
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.1061, -104.5440
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

36CO traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-07-26, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
6
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mixed or uncategorized fleet.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›GLID (Other) · ~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

36CO has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFLY (10 NM S, IFR).

KFLY Meadow Lake Airport
10 NM S
IFR
KAFF USAF Academy Airfield
15 NM SW
MVFR
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
19 NM S
IFR
KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
28 NM S
VFR
KAPA Centennial Airport
31 NM NW
VFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
37 NM N
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗36CO on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 36CO have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 36CO. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 36CO have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 36CO. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 36CO?
36CO sits at 7,100 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 36CO?
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.