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CO54 Weather G W Flanders Ranch Strip

Falcon, ColoradoElevation 7,260 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFLY · 4 NM SE · 25 min old
Ceiling 1,900 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFLY
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
1,900 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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 6.6C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms likely, low near 37F, 66% 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 37 SW 9 kt – 66% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Sunny 57/34 WSW 13 kt – 3%
Tuesday Sunny 64/37 SW 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 64/37 SW 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 61/39 WSW 9 kt – 5%
Friday Partly Sunny 61/39 SW 9 kt – 12%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 58/37 W 4 kt – 18%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 54 SSW 13 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office PUB). Forecast issued 0123Z.

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 CO54. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

14/32
Dimensions
4,000 x 60 ft
Surface
DIRT
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
7,260 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

G W Flanders Ranch Strip is in Falcon, Colorado. Field elevation 7,260 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATACO54
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.9833, -104.6340
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CO54 traffic patterns

2026-07-27 to 2026-10-05, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 50%Unknown 50%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C170 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›H64 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
›BE35 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~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

CO54 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFLY (4 NM SE, MVFR).

KFLY Meadow Lake Airport
4 NM SE
MVFR
KAFF USAF Academy Airfield
9 NM W
IFR
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
11 NM S
IFR
KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
19 NM S
IFR
KAPA Centennial Airport
37 NM N
MVFR
KPUB Pueblo Memorial Airport
42 NM S
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗CO54 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does CO54 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for CO54. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does CO54 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for CO54. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at CO54?
CO54 sits at 7,260 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CO54?
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.