KAEJ — Central Colorado Rgnl
Buena Vista, CO · field elevation 7,950 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAEJ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAEJ 252355Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM SCT065 OVC090 14/06 A3023 RMK AO2 T01430061 10175 20123
- Wind
- from 340° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 9,354 ft · pressure altitude 7,640 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 3 kt head | — |
| 15 | 3 kt tail | — |
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 7 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 8,500–8,500 ft.
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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
- 1256Z / 0055Z
- 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.