Sites/Colorado Central Airport (AEJ)
DOSSIER · 285SITE · NORTH AMERICA
38°49′29″N · 106°07′30″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1403Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · COLORADO · USA

Colorado Central Airport (AEJ)

ThermalTowXCSimulated
ELEV 2,424 M / 7,953 FTTZ US Mountain Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,424 m
Launch Elev FT7,953 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates38.8246° N
 -106.1250° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Aerotow
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 2,4242,424 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

This area contains many flying sites, mostly mountains and foot launch. This is the regional airport used for aerotowing.

Expect high cloud bases, strong winds, big weather.

You can fly to the nearby by Collegiate Peaks, the San Juan Mts, the Mosquito range, the continental divide or into South park.

Come prepared and you will not be disappointed.

Has 1 different launch points and at least 1 or more defined places that you can tow from. The best wind direction is 0 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Colorado Central Airport (AEJ). Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Buena Vista/Central Colorado Rgnl, CO, US

13:43 UTC

1 km from site

Wind

NNW 330°

5 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

NNW 330° · 5 kt · 13:43 UTC

Colorado Central Airport (AEJ) TAKEOFF Over the back (168°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 1 km from Colorado Central Airport (AEJ). Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude38.824641
Longitude-106.125008
DMS · N38°49′29″N
DMS · E106°07′30″W
Altitude2,424 m
Altitude FT7,953 ft
Time ZoneUS Mountain Standard Time
UTM13S 402 342 E · 4 562 339 N

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FILE № 285 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA