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US-8957 Weather Pelican Cove Airport

Wellington, ColoradoElevation 5,387 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFNL · 19 NM S · 12 min old
Ceiling 900 ft, visibility 8 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFNL
WIND
080@10
steady
VISIBILITY
8 SM
12.9 km
CEILING
900 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 80° at 10 kt, visibility 8 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight patchy fog, low near 41F, 75% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Patchy Fog. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Patchy Fog 41 NE 10 kt 16 kt 75% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 56/34 E 9 kt 14 kt 40%
Tuesday Areas Of Fog then Sunny 64/36 WSW 8 kt 14 kt 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 64/37 SW 6 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 63/38 SSW 7 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 65/40 NE 7 kt – 15%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 61/39 WNW 5 kt – 13%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 59 SSW 6 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0257Z.

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-8957. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,387 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0005Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1323Z 7:23 AM
Loggable night
0033Z (6:33 PM local) → 1255Z (6:55 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0005Z (6:05 PM local) → 1323Z (7:23 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0105Z (7:05 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

Pelican Cove Airport is in Wellington, Colorado. Field elevation 5,387 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8957
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.7544, -104.9509
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8957 traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-09-29, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 67%Helicopter 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›PA22 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~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-8957 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFNL (19 NM S, IFR).

KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport
19 NM S
IFR
KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport
24 NM SE
LIFR
KCYS Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field
25 NM N
IFR
KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport
45 NM S
MVFR
KLAR Laramie Regional Airport
47 NM NW
MVFR
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
51 NM S
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8957 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8957 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8957. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8957 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8957. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8957?
US-8957 sits at 5,387 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8957?
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.