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71CO Weather Houston Heliport

Elizabeth, ColoradoElevation 6,039 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCFO · 14 NM N · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCFO
WIND
190@7
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 190° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 42F, 52% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Rain Showers 42 WSW 9 kt 15 kt 52%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 58/39 N 8 kt 14 kt 10%
Tuesday Sunny 67/38 SW 10 kt 17 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 67/39 SSE 7 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/42 S 8 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 67/41 S 8 kt – 13%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 60/39 NNW 5 kt – 16%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 60 S 14 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0035Z.

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 71CO. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
35 x 35 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
6,039 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0005Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1319Z 7:19 AM
Loggable night
0032Z (6:32 PM local) → 1251Z (6:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0005Z (6:05 PM local) → 1319Z (7:19 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0105Z (7:05 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

Houston Heliport is in Elizabeth, Colorado. Field elevation 6,039 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA71CO
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.5509, -104.5060
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

71CO traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-06-15, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›BK17 (Helicopter) · ~1 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

71CO has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCFO (14 NM N, VFR).

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port
14 NM N
VFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
15 NM NW
VFR
KAPA Centennial Airport
16 NM W
VFR
KDEN Denver International Airport
20 NM NW
VFR
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
35 NM NW
VFR
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport
36 NM S
IFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗71CO on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 71CO have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 71CO. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 71CO have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 71CO. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 71CO?
71CO sits at 6,039 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 71CO?
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.