KAIB — Hopkins Fld
Nucla, CO · field elevation 5,945 ft · NON-ATCT
KAIB current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAIB 111155Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A3021 RMK AO2 T02020050 10251 20197 55003
- Wind
- from 090° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,603 ft · pressure altitude 5,655 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 11 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 29 | 7 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 23 | 7 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 31,000–31,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAIB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAIB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.23900, -108.56281
- Elevation
- 5,945 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1226Z / 0213Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Montrose, CO
Everything else KAIB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,212 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 11/29 | 4,000 | 80 | TURF-DIRT | — |
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
- KTEX Telluride Rgnl35 nm
- KMTJ Montrose Rgnl35 nm
- KAJZ Blake Fld40 nm
- KGJT Grand Junction Rgnl53 nm
- KCEZ Cortez Muni56 nm
- KBDG Blanding Muni59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAIB 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.