CO18 Weather Chaparral Airport

Deer Trail, ColoradoElevation 5,930 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KCFO · 23 NM NW · 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 280° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers likely, low near 42F, 56% 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	42	SW 12 kt	20 kt	56%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Mostly Sunny	59/39	NNE 8 kt	14 kt	9%
Tuesday	Sunny	69/38	SW 11 kt	19 kt	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	68/39	WNW 7 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	68/42	SSE 8 kt	–	1%
Friday	Partly Sunny	68/41	S 9 kt	–	13%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	61/39	NNW 5 kt	–	17%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	61	S 14 kt	–	44%

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 CO18. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,000 ft

11/29

Dimensions

3,300 x 60 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY 11

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

4,000 x 60 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY 17

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

5,930 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0004Z 6:04 PM

Sunrise

1318Z 7:18 AM

Loggable night

0031Z (6:31 PM local) → 1250Z (6:50 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0004Z (6:04 PM local) → 1318Z (7:18 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0104Z (7:04 PM local) → 1218Z (6:18 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

Chaparral Airport is in Deer Trail, Colorado. Field elevation 5,930 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerORLO ELLISON

Manager phone(303) 887-5711

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATACO18

SectionalDENVER

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.4640, -104.2580

Distance from city12 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CO18 traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-17, 22 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.8

AVG OPS/DAY

3.2

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 74%Helicopter 11%Unknown 10%Turboprop 5%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›CRER (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›PA18 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C170 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

›C120 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›C170 (Unknown)

›CRER (Piston single)

›C195 (Piston single)

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

CO18 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCFO (23 NM NW, VFR).

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port

23 NM NW

VFR

KBKF Buckley Space Force Base

27 NM NW

VFR

KAPA Centennial Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KLIC Limon Municipal Airport

30 NM E

MVFR

KDEN Denver International Airport

31 NM NW

VFR

KFLY Meadow Lake Airport

34 NM SW

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›WATCH FOR ANTELOPE ON RWYS

›FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

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

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗CO18 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does CO18 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for CO18. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does CO18 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for CO18. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at CO18?

CO18 sits at 5,930 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CO18?

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.