Paint Creek Ranch Airport (09MT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHRF), 09MT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Paint Creek Ranch Airport in Sula, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHRF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Paint Creek Ranch Airport (09MT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sula, MT at a field elevation of 5,060 ft. 09MT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHRF, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,018 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHRF, 25.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR KHRF 280935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN055 OVC070 04/03 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at KHRF (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 09MT
Based on the nearest station (KHRF), 09MT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 4,900 ft (field elevation 5,060 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 4,018 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 25 | 4,018 ft | Turf | - | - |
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09MT runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 07/254,018 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 09MTWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→0 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 5,500 ft.
09MT weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 09MT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHRF reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 53%
- 25
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KHRF 280520Z 2806/2906 19006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 PROB30 2806/2810 4SM -RASN BR OVC025 FM281200 20008KT P6SM BKN050 FM281700 19010G18KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
09MT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHRF, 26 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 09MT
- City
- Sula
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,060 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.9093, -113.7632
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,018 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHRF
- TAF
- Nearest KHRF
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Paint Creek Ranch Airport (09MT)
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