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US-5161 Weather Colorado Live Steamers Airport

Byers, ColoradoElevation 5,025 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCFO · 16 NM W · 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 this afternoon partly sunny, high near 62F, low near 43F, 46% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 62/43 SE 13 kt 22 kt 46%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 59/38 N 9 kt 15 kt 21%
Tuesday Sunny 67/36 WNW 7 kt 14 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 68/38 N 7 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 68/40 S 8 kt – 0%
Friday Partly Sunny 69/41 SSE 8 kt – 14%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 62/39 NNW 6 kt – 18%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 2159Z.

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-5161. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,025 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0003Z 6:03 PM
Sunrise
1318Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0031Z (6:31 PM local) → 1251Z (6:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0003Z (6:03 PM local) → 1318Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0103Z (7:03 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

Colorado Live Steamers Airport is in Byers, Colorado. Field elevation 5,025 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5161
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.8284, -104.1941
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5161 traffic patterns

2026-07-18 to 2026-10-03, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1.3
Activity trend over 3 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›CRER (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›CRER (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

US-5161 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCFO (16 NM W, VFR).

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port
16 NM W
VFR
KDEN Denver International Airport
22 NM W
VFR
KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
27 NM W
VFR
KAPA Centennial Airport
34 NM SW
VFR
KLIC Limon Municipal Airport
41 NM SE
VFR
KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport
42 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5161 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5161 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5161. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5161 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5161. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5161?
US-5161 sits at 5,025 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5161?
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.