A Front Range IFR Practice Locale Hosts a $100 Hamburger Spot

The Barnstormers Restaurant at the Greeley airport in Colorado gives pilots good reason to stop in for lunch after an approach or two.

Julie Boatman

Tuesday, October 04, 2022 at 11:41 AM ET

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The Barnstormers Restaurant can be found in the GA terminal at the Greeley-Weld County Airport in Colorado. [Courtesy: Julie Boatman]

Key Takeaways:

The Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY) in Colorado offers pilots two long, non-intersecting runways ideal for logging proficiency hours, practicing diverse instrument approaches (including a DME arc), and performing crosswind landings.
The new GA terminal at KGXY hosts Barnstormers Restaurant, providing a "dollar-100 hamburger" experience with local specialties like buffalo burgers and green chili burritos at reasonable prices, with free ramp parking.
Due to its popularity and diverse traffic, KGXY's airspace requires pilots to maintain high vigilance and consistent radio communication for safe operations, especially given its proximity to other busy regional airports.

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With two long, non-intersecting runways, the Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY) in Colorado attracts pilots notching hours for proficiency on blue-sky days like flies to a picnic—or a patty, if you acknowledge that the prime business of the surrounding area is beef.

Owing to its position on the flatlands east of Colorado’s Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, it’s a prime location for practice approaches as well. You can sample just about every flavor at hand, from the ILS or LOC Runway 35, through a slew of RNAV (GPS) procedures to every runway end, to a VOR-A off of the Gill (GLL) VOR for those coming in from the northeast.