CO65 Weather Geary Ranch Airport

Westcliffe, ColoradoElevation 8,300 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KANK · 40 NM NW · 23 min old

No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KANK

WIND

160@6

steady

VISIBILITY

9 SM

14.5 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests this afternoon chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 50F, low near 28F, 81% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	50/28	ESE 9 kt	–	81%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Sunny	51/25	SW 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	53/25	SW 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	54/26	SW 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	55/30	SW 9 kt	–	10%
Friday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	55/31	SW 9 kt	–	28%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	51/29	SW 9 kt	–	17%

Source: National Weather Service (office PUB). Forecast issued 2337Z.

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 CO65. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,200 ft

07/25

Dimensions

4,200 x 30 ft

Surface

Gravel

RWY 07

RWY 25

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

8,300 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0011Z 6:11 PM

Sunrise

1321Z 7:21 AM

Loggable night

0038Z (6:38 PM local) → 1254Z (6:54 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0011Z (6:11 PM local) → 1321Z (7:21 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0111Z (7:11 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

Geary Ranch Airport is in Westcliffe, Colorado. Field elevation 8,300 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerSCOTT GEARY

Manager phone(719) 371-9331

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATACO65

SectionalDENVER

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.0458, -105.4710

Distance from city1 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CO65 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-10-20, 14 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.1

AVG OPS/DAY

1.7

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P210 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P210 (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

CO65 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KANK (40 NM NW, VFR).

KANK Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field

40 NM NW

VFR

KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field

41 NM SW

VFR

KPUB Pueblo Memorial Airport

48 NM E

MVFR

KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

51 NM NE

VFR

KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

58 NM NE

VFR

KAFF USAF Academy Airfield

63 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PWR LINE 500 FT E OF RWY END.

›CTC AMGR.

›PPR FOR ACFT OPS - AMGR.

›FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗CO65 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does CO65 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for CO65. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does CO65 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for CO65. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at CO65?

CO65 sits at 8,300 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CO65?

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.