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US-5160 Weather Happy Butt Private Airport

Byers, ColoradoElevation 5,512 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCFO · 18 NM NW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCFO
WIND
190@7
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 wind from 190° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 43F, 51% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Rain Showers 43 SW 10 kt 17 kt 51%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 59/40 N 8 kt 14 kt 11%
Tuesday Sunny 68/38 W 10 kt 18 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 69/39 N 8 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 68/42 SSE 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 68/42 S 9 kt – 12%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 62/39 NNW 5 kt – 18%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 62 S 14 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0116Z.

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-5160. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,512 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
1318Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0031Z (6:31 PM local) → 1250Z (6:50 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0004Z (6:04 PM local) → 1318Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0104Z (7:04 PM local) → 1218Z (6:18 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

Happy Butt Private Airport is in Byers, Colorado. Field elevation 5,512 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5160
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.5959, -104.2338
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5160 traffic patterns

2026-07-15 to 2026-08-03, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 4 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C170 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›PA18 (Piston single) · ~1 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-5160 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCFO (18 NM NW, VFR).

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port
18 NM NW
VFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
25 NM W
MVFR
KDEN Denver International Airport
26 NM NW
MVFR
KAPA Centennial Airport
29 NM W
VFR
KLIC Limon Municipal Airport
33 NM SE
IFR
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport
42 NM S
IFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5160 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5160 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5160. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5160 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5160. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5160?
US-5160 sits at 5,512 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5160?
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.