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CO30 Weather Gates Rubber County Heliport

Denver, ColoradoElevation 5,289 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAPA · 10 NM SE · 55 min old
Ceiling 2,800 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAPA
WIND
360@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
2,800 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 320° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9.7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 44F, 44% 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 44 NNW 5 kt – 44%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 63/38 NNE 5 kt – 10%
Tuesday Sunny 70/38 SE 5 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 71/40 SSE 5 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 70/42 SE 6 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 70/43 ESE 6 kt – 14%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 64/42 NNE 5 kt – 15%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 64 SE 6 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0248Z.

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 CO30. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
40 x 40 ft
Surface
MATS
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,289 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
1321Z 7:21 AM
Loggable night
0034Z (6:34 PM local) → 1254Z (6:54 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0006Z (6:06 PM local) → 1321Z (7:21 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0106Z (7:06 PM local) → 1221Z (6:21 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

Gates Rubber County Heliport is in Denver, Colorado. Field elevation 5,289 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATACO30
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.6980, -104.9870
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CO30 traffic patterns

2026-07-31 to 2026-07-31, 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: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B407 (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

CO30 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAPA (10 NM SE, MVFR).

KAPA Centennial Airport
10 NM SE
MVFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
11 NM E
MVFR
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
14 NM NW
MVFR
KDEN Denver International Airport
17 NM NE
IFR
KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port
21 NM E
IFR
KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport
23 NM NW
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗CO30 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does CO30 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for CO30. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does CO30 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for CO30. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at CO30?
CO30 sits at 5,289 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CO30?
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.