KAEJ — Central Colorado Rgnl
Buena Vista, CO · field elevation 7,950 ft · NON-ATCT
KAEJ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAEJ 100235Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3037 RMK AO2 T00211040
- Wind
- from 280° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 2 °C / dewpoint -4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.37 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,732 ft · pressure altitude 7,500 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 15 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 5 nm. Last image 0 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 26,000–26,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAEJ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAEJ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.81419, -106.12061
- Elevation
- 7,950 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1342Z / 2355Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Chaffee, CO
Everything else KAEJ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 8,303 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KANK Salida/Harriett Alexander Fld17 nm
- KLXV Lake County26 nm
- KGUC Gunnison-Crested Butte Rgnl41 nm
- KASE Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Fld43 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAEJ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.