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US-0076 Weather Frontier Airstrip

Mead, ColoradoElevation 4,979 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFNL · 14 NM N · 6 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFNL
WIND
160@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 5 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then areas of fog, low near 35F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog 35 NNE 3 kt – 0%
Tuesday Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny 65/36 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 70/37 S 6 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/38 SE 4 kt – 0%
Friday Partly Sunny 67/40 NE 4 kt – 7%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 65/40 NE 4 kt – 16%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 61/40 E 4 kt – 52%
Monday Chance Rain Showers 59 N 9 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0302Z.

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 US-0076. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,979 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0004Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1323Z 7:23 AM
Loggable night
0032Z (6:32 PM local) → 1255Z (6:55 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0004Z (6:04 PM local) → 1323Z (7:23 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0104Z (7:04 PM local) → 1223Z (6:23 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

Frontier Airstrip is in Mead, Colorado. Field elevation 4,979 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0076
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.2125, -104.9820
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-0076 traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-09-29, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Unknown 100%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›S108 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›AT5T (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

US-0076 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFNL (14 NM N, VFR).

KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport
14 NM N
VFR
KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport
15 NM SW
VFR
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
19 NM S
VFR
KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport
21 NM NE
VFR
KDEN Denver International Airport
25 NM SE
VFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
32 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0076 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0076 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0076. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0076 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0076. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0076?
US-0076 sits at 4,979 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0076?
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.