KLMO

Vance Brand Airport

Longmont, ColoradoElevation 5,055 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR18 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Air Quality AlertUnknown · Unknown · Unknown

26 2210Z to 27 2200Z

Larimer, CO; Arapahoe, CO; Boulder, CO; Weld, CO; Douglas, CO; Broomfield, CO; Denver, CO; Jefferson, CO; Adams, CO

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert. WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties WHEN...400 PM Sunday July 26 to 400 PM Monday July 27 IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the Front Range Urban Corridor. Ozone concentrations i…

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

280@9

gust 16 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

7,975 ft

+2,920 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0255Z (8:55 PM local) · 18 min old

KLMO is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 9 knots gusting 16. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

280° at 9 kt, gust 16

Gusts 7 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

31°C / 9°C

88°F / 48°F. 22°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.09 inHg

1019 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T03100087

precise temperature 31.0°C, dew point 8.7°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 280° at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight slight chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low near 70F, 15% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Rain Showers" 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 7,975 ft (field elevation 5,055 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	70	WNW 9 kt	14 kt	15%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	95/65	NNE 7 kt	–	41%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	91/63	NE 4 kt	–	58%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	92/63	SE 4 kt	–	54%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	94/63	E 4 kt	–	38%
Friday	Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	94/63	ENE 4 kt	–	17%
Saturday	Sunny	95/63	NE 4 kt	–	7%
Sunday	Sunny	97	ESE 5 kt	–	12%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Rain Showers" 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 BOU). Forecast issued 0313Z.

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

280° at 9 kt, gust 16

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 298 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

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 4,799 ft

11/29

Dimensions

4,799 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 11123°T

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29303°T

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

7,975 ft

Pressure altitude

4,885 ft

Field elevation

5,055 ft MSL

Temperature

31°C (88°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.09 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

0220Z 8:20 PM

Sunrise

1153Z 5:53 AM

Loggable night

0251Z (8:51 PM local) → 1122Z (5:22 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0220Z (8:20 PM local) → 1153Z (5:53 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0320Z (9:20 PM local) → 1053Z (4:53 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

Vance Brand Airport is in Longmont, Colorado. Field elevation 5,055 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerLEVI BROWN

Manager phone303-651-8431

AttendedDaily, DALGT

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKLMO

SectionalCHEYENNE

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.1637, -105.1630

Distance from city3 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · MOGAS

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.975

UNICOM122.975

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120

AWOS

122.975

Longmont Traffic

CTAF

122.975

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KLMO traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-07-25, 25 days observed · data 2026-07-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

40.1

AVG OPS/DAY

60.6

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Unknown 44%Piston single 43%Turboprop 5%Helicopter 3%Twin 2%Jet 2%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~111 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~77 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~29 landings/mo

›BE9L (Unknown) · ~26 landings/mo

›DHC6 (Turboprop) · ~25 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›M20P (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›CH7B (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.

KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport

8 NM S

VFR

KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

15 NM S

VFR

KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport

19 NM N

VFR

KDEN Denver International Airport

29 NM SE

VFR

KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport

29 NM NE

VFR

KBKF Buckley Space Force Base

34 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 AND VASI RY 11/29 - CTAF.

›FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.

›ULTRALIGHT & HELICOPTER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RY 11 HAS -7 FT DITCH 420 FT AND 900 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD THLD.

›RY 29 HAS +15 FT HWY 702 FT FM THLD; +25 TO 35 FT BLDGS/TANKS APROXLY 1300 FT L OF THLD.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC ARPT MANAGER 303-651-8431.

›PARAJUMPING ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT PRIMARILY S OF RY, AVOID OVERFLIGHTS MID FIELD.

›VASI UNUSLB BYD 3.9 NM. VASI DOES NOT PRVD OBST CLNC BYD 3.9 NM FROM THLD.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KLMO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KLMO have a METAR?

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

Does KLMO have a TAF?

When KLMO 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 KLMO?

KLMO sits at 5,055 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KLMO?

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.