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:

Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY) is a popular destination for pilots seeking proficiency hours and instrument approach practice, featuring two long, non-intersecting runways and diverse approach procedures, including an ILS with a DME arc.
The airport hosts Barnstormers Restaurant, offering a classic "100-dollar hamburger" experience with local Colorado specialties like buffalo burgers and green chili burritos, at reasonable prices with free parking.
Due to its busy nature and proximity to other airfields, KGXY experiences mixed traffic, requiring pilots to maintain strong situational awareness and consistent radio calls for safe operations.

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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.