Northern Colorado Regional
FNL · KFNL · Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado · Larimer County · map
Northern Colorado Regional is a public-use airport, 9 miles southeast of Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, 5,020 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 303 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 94,896 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,913 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KFNL · observed 10:56 pm MDT (04:56 UTC), 35 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north (010°) at 14 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 2,600 feet
- Temperature 58°F (14°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KFNL 130456Z AUTO 01014KT 10SM OVC026 14/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP079 T01440078 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KFNL
- the station, KFNL
- 130456Z
- observed 10:56 pm MDT (04:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 01014KT
- wind from the north at 14 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC026
- overcast at 2,600 feet
- 14/08
- temperature 14 °C (57 °F), dew point 8 °C (46 °F)
- A2994
- altimeter setting 29.94 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP079
- sea-level pressure 1007.9 hPa
- T01440078
- temperature 14.4 °C (58 °F), dew point 7.8 °C (46 °F)
- $
- the station needs maintenance
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
4 warnings in force over this field:
- SIGMET EQUEBEC 1: turbulence, until 1:51 am MDT (07:51 UTC).
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 25,000 ft.
Turbulence SIGMET in force: turbulence; AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft. 9 pilot reports of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: moderate to severe turbulence, at 17,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 9:31 pm MDT (03:31 UTC); light to moderate chop turbulence up to 19,000 ft, 21 nm east, 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing AIRMET in force: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. A pilot reported no icing, at 20,000 ft, 21 nm east, 8:53 pm MDT (02:53 UTC). The freezing level is about 14,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
11 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- urgent A319 at 17,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 9:31 pm MDT (03:31 UTC): moderate to severe turbulence.
as filed, and in English
DEN UUA /OV DEN320040/TM 0331/FL170/TP A319/TB MOD-SEV TB 250-185
- Report
- an urgent report filed through DEN
- Where
- 40 nm northwest (320°) of DEN
- Time
- 03:31 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A319
- Turbulence
- moderate to severe turbulence from 25,000 ft to 18,500 ft
- UAL8137 at 23,000 ft, 18 nm north, 10:05 pm MDT (04:05 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL8137 4045N 10504W 0405 F230 TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- A320 at 19,000 ft, 21 nm east, 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence up to 19,000 ft, remarks: ZDVWC-21.
as filed, and in English
GXY UA /OV GLL/TM 0314/FL190/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD CHOP BLO 190/RM ZDVWC-21
- Report
- a routine report filed through GXY
- Where
- over GLL
- Time
- 03:14 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop below 19,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-21
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (DEN, 39 nm southeast), for use 02:00–09:00 UTC: 9,000 ft: 220° at 24 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 210° at 29 kt, 5 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 47 kt, -11 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
25 notices to air missions in force at this field, 2 more starting within a week. runway 15 closed runway 15/33 closed runway 33 closed
- closed Airport closed to IFR departure and arrival until Mon 9 Nov, 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC) · FNL 08/044
as issued
!FNL 08/044 FNL AD AP CLSD TO IFR DEP AND ARR 2608201347-2611100300
- closed Runway 15/33 closed daily 7:00 am MDT to 10:00 am MDT until Sat 17 Oct, 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC) · Daily:1300-1600~DLY 7:00 am MDT to 10:00 am MDT · FNL 10/008
as issued
!FNL 10/008 FNL RWY 15/33 CLSD DLY 1300-1600 2610121300-2610171600
- closed Runway 15/33 closed daily 8:00 pm MDT to 6:00 am MDT until Fri 16 Oct, 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC) · Daily:0200-1200~DLY 8:00 pm MDT to 6:00 am MDT · FNL 09/037
as issued
!FNL 09/037 FNL RWY 15/33 CLSD DLY 0200-1200 2610040200-2610161200
- closed Taxiway A4, A5, taxiway A between taxiway B and taxiway A5 closed daily 8:00 pm MDT to 6:00 am MDT until Fri 16 Oct, 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC) · Daily:0200-1200~DLY 8:00 pm MDT to 6:00 am MDT · FNL 09/039
as issued
!FNL 09/039 FNL TWY A4, A5, TWY A BTN TWY B AND TWY A5 CLSD DLY 0200-1200 2610040200-2610161200
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 1 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FNL · ICAO KFNL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 5,020 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1500-0100z++
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 8,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 2,189 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.4 | Noco |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Fnl and aWOS-3PT | 135.075 | Noco |
| Clearance delivery When fnl tower closed. | 120.25 | Noco |
| Ground | 121.65 | Noco |
| Approach and departure | 134.85 | Noco |
| Tomsn and star | 119.3 | Noco |
| Dandd and star · Larks · Powdr and star | 120.35 | Noco |
| Fort Collins Loveland Rco | 122.4 | Fort Collins/Loveland |
| Denver A Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 126.5 | Noco |
| Brnko Rnav Star · Pinnr Rnav Star | 127.05 | Noco |
| Hayden and center (remote transmitter) High | 128.325 | Noco |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 970-669-9187.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Greeley-Weld County (17 nm east), Vance Brand Airport (19 nm south), Erie Municipal (27 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 24 hour prior permission required for unscheduled operations with more than 30 passenger seats - amgr.
- Dusk to dawn: activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; runway end identifier lights runway 15; PAPI runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 15 on continuously.
- H24 with credit card.
- H24 with credit card.
- Edge reflectors full length.
- Runway 33 calm wind runway 5 kts or less.
- Concrete headwall 43 feet L and R of centerline 815 feet from threshold.
- 2 - 4 feet ditch WI 55 feet L and R of centerline full length.
- Rscd unmon 0500-1300Z++
- Runway 24 thld not visible by tower.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 58 departures from FNL in those twelve months, carrying 4,748 passengers in 8,173 seats (58% filled), to 38 destinations (2 abroad) on 14 airlines.
All 38 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 258 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 13 |
| helicopters | 14 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 94,896, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 46 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 56,000 |
| general aviation, local | 35,150 |
| military | 200 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Collins/Loveland from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Collins/Loveland, CO as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 23 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 37 training center evaluators, 132 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Alexander Wernsman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Loveland, CO (2 nm) · (970) 814-8473 · pilotcheckscolorado@gmail.com
- Darrel Leroy Dilley private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LaSalle, CO (17 nm) · (970) 590-6426 · darrel.dilley.dpe@gmail.com
- Elliot Caldwell Crawford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders · Longmont, CO (19 nm) · (303) 594-4001 · elliotcc@mac.com
- David Dziura private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Lafayette, CO (27 nm) · (860) 517-9140 · david.dziura@gmail.com
- Sarah Chantal Rovner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vector Air Erie · Erie, CO (27 nm) · (832) 464-5995 · sarahrovnerdpe@gmail.com
- Gregory Richard Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · WESTERN AIR FLIGHT ACADEMY · Broomfield, CO (34 nm) · (480) 544-3421 · grnewman@mac.com
- Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Broomfield, CO (34 nm) · (303) 736-9554 · jwolfmeier@yahoo.com
- Cayce Batterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Denver FSDO · Denver, CO (39 nm) · (303) 204-0213 · cayceatp@gmail.com
All 215 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 52 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 52 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,454 aircraft registered
- Denver International (DEN) 9 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 5 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Reno/Tahoe International (RNO) 3 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 2 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Nassau (NAS) 2 flights in twelve months · KaiserAir, Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Portland International (PDX) 2 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Allegiant Air
- Pullman/Moscow Regional (PUW) 2 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- San Diego International (SAN) 2 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FNL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 12, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.