KAEJ METAR Central Colorado Regional Airport

Buena Vista, ColoradoElevation 7,946 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR20 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

230@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

8,138 ft

+192 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0235Z (8:35 PM local) · 20 min old

KAEJ is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

230° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

SCT034 SCT070 SCT100

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

4°C / 2°C

39°F / 36°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.29 inHg

1025.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO SCT RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T00400017

precise temperature 4.0°C, dew point 1.7°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 230° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight chance showers and thunderstorms then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, low near 29F, 26% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 8,138 ft (field elevation 7,946 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	29	S 4 kt	–	26%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Sunny	52/24	SSW 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	54/25	WSW 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	55/25	WSW 13 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	55/28	SW 4 kt	–	9%
Friday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	53/30	SW 4 kt	–	31%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	50/29	WSW 4 kt	–	20%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Rain Showers Likely	48	SW 9 kt	–	69%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office PUB). Forecast issued 0254Z.

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

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

230° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 151 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 8,303 ft

15/33

Dimensions

8,303 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15161°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 33341°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

8,138 ft

Pressure altitude

7,576 ft

Field elevation

7,946 ft MSL

Temperature

4°C (39°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.29 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0012Z 6:12 PM

Sunrise

1324Z 7:24 AM

Loggable night

0039Z (6:39 PM local) → 1257Z (6:57 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0012Z (6:12 PM local) → 1324Z (7:24 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0112Z (7:12 PM local) → 1224Z (6:24 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

Central Colorado Regional Airport is in Buena Vista, Colorado. Field elevation 7,946 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCHANDRA SWANSON

Manager phone719-395-3496

AttendedDaily, 0800–1500

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKAEJ

SectionalDENVER

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.8129, -106.1201

Distance from city2 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.925

AWOS 3

AWOS

119.85

DENVER CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KAEJ traffic patterns

2026-07-18 to 2026-10-23, 47 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.5

AVG OPS/DAY

4.9

Operations trend (15 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 36%Unknown 24%Jet 19%Helicopter 10%Turboprop 10%Twin 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›PISI (Unknown) · ~6 landings/mo

›A139 (Helicopter) · ~6 landings/mo

›SLG4 (Unknown) · ~5 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C182 (Piston single)

›SLG4 (Unknown)

›PISI (Unknown)

›A139 (Helicopter)

›M20P (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KANK Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field

17 NM S

MVFR

KLXV Lake County Airport

26 NM N

VFR

KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport

42 NM SW

VFR

KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)

43 NM NW

MVFR

KAFF USAF Academy Airfield

61 NM E

IFR

KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport

62 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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

›FLIGHT LINE PHONE 719-966-9098

›FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 719-395-3496.

›PAPI UNUSE BYD 9 DEG LEFT OF COURSE.

›RY 15 HAS +25 FT TREE 765 FT FM THLD 275 R OF CNTRLN.

›-3 FT DRAINAGE DITCH 170 FT E OF RY 15/33 CNTRLN, FULL LENGTH.

›ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.

›ALL TWYS MKD WITH BLUE/YELLOW REFLECTORS.

›COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -21C.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KAEJ on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KAEJ have a METAR?

Yes. KAEJ has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KAEJ have a TAF?

When KAEJ issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KAEJ?

KAEJ sits at 7,946 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KAEJ?

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.

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