KGXY/GXY METAR Greeley–Weld County Airport

Greeley, ColoradoElevation 4,697 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR45 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

140@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

4,710 ft

+13 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0056Z (6:56 PM local) · 45 min old

KGXY is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

140° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

8°C / 6°C

46°F / 43°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.18 inHg

1022 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP229

sea-level pressure 1022.9 hPa

T00780056

precise temperature 7.8°C, dew point 5.6°C

FAA: no delays reported at GXY.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

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 140° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then areas of fog, low near 33F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	33	ENE 6 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny	65/33	SSW 6 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	71/34	SSE 6 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	69/36	SW 5 kt	–	0%
Friday	Partly Sunny	69/38	ENE 6 kt	–	8%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	68/37	ENE 5 kt	–	17%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	63/38	NE 6 kt	–	50%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	61	NNW 15 kt	–	42%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0140Z.

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

2 runways · 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

140° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 104 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

4 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

4 runways · longest 10,000 ft

Dimensions

20 x 20 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H2

17/35

Dimensions

10,000 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17177°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35357°T

Displaced threshold1,100 ft

ILSILS/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

10/28

Dimensions

5,801 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 10105°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28285°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

Dimensions

20 x 20 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H1

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

4,710 ft

Pressure altitude

4,437 ft

Field elevation

4,697 ft MSL

Temperature

8°C (46°F)

Dewpoint

6°C (43°F)

Altimeter

30.18 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

0003Z 6:03 PM

Sunrise

1322Z 7:22 AM

Loggable night

0031Z (6:31 PM local) → 1254Z (6:54 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0003Z (6:03 PM local) → 1322Z (7:22 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0103Z (7:03 PM local) → 1222Z (6:22 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

Greeley–Weld County Airport is in Greeley, Colorado. Field elevation 4,697 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCOOPER ANDERSON

Manager phone970-336-3000

AttendedDaily, 0600–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGXY / GXY

SectionalCHEYENNE

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.4374, -104.6330

Distance from city3 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt800 ft MSL

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134.85

DENVER APP/DEP

A/D

135.175

AWOS 3

AWOS

126.65

DENVER CLNC DEL

CLD

122.65

DENVER RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGXY traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

47.1

AVG OPS/DAY

70.7

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 62%Unknown 20%Jet 7%Twin 5%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~238 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~124 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~37 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~31 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~14 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›C120 (Unknown)

›C82S (Unknown)

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.

KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport

17 NM W

VFR

KDEN Denver International Airport

35 NM S

VFR

KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport

36 NM SW

MVFR

KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

39 NM SW

VFR

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port

39 NM S

VFR

KCYS Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field

44 NM N

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PCR VALUE: 160/F/C/X/T

›CTN INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT T INVOF COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO, COLORADO

›FOR ATTENDANCE AFT HRS CALL 970-336-3010 AND FOLLOW PROMPTS.

›PREARRANGE AFT HRS ARPT ACCESS WITH FBOS. CALL 970-336-3000 OR 970-336-3010.

›TXY PAVEMENT STRENGTH IS LESS THAN PUBLISHED RWY PCR; TWYS CONSIST OF OLDER PAVEMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED.

›TWO HEL PRKG PSN (TDPC MKD) LOCATED ON WEST EDGE OF MAIN APN; NO DESIGNATED HELIPADS.

›ACFT DEPG RWY 28 AVOID SB TURN PR TO XNG RWY 10 THLD.

›10 FT DIRT ACES ROAD AT THLD & PARL TO EXTDD CNTRLN; 9 FT CROPS 140 FT FM THLD 90 FT LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›OIL DRILLING RIGS UP TO 120 FT ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›WILDLIFE & BIRDS ON & INVOF APRT.

›RWY 35 PREFERRED USE WHEN WIND LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. RWY 35 PREFERRED FOR TGL.

›CTN EXTENDED TAXI DIST TO RWY 17/35 VIA TWY C1

›RWY 17/35 PREFERRED USE WHEN X WIND COMPONENT EXCEEDS 12 KT ON RWY 10/28.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›ACTVT MIRL RWYS 10/28 & 17/35, & REIL RWYS 10, 28, 17, & 35 - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 10, 17, 35, & VASI RWY 28 OPR 24 HRS.

›PCR VALUE: 190/F/D/X/T

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KGXY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KGXY have a METAR?

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

Does KGXY have a TAF?

When KGXY 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 KGXY?

KGXY sits at 4,697 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGXY?

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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