Mahoney Creek USFS Airport (0U3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:55 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLLJ), 0U3 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mahoney Creek USFS Airport in Challis, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLLJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mahoney Creek USFS Airport (0U3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Challis, ID at a field elevation of 4,618 ft. 0U3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLLJ, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSMN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLLJ, 32.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLLJ 281855Z AUTO 18011G17KT 10SM CLR 09/M05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00891050
What changed at KLLJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.03 → 30.01 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 0U3
Based on the nearest station (KLLJ), 0U3 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,900 ft (field elevation 4,618 ft). 0U3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSMN, about 50 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 2,150 ft | DIRT-F | 7 kt head | 9 kt left (g13) |
| 04 | 2,150 ft | DIRT-F | 7 kt tail | 9 kt right (g13) |
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0U3 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 04/222,150 × 15 ft · DIRT-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0U3Wind
- 04
- 7 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 7 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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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→11 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
0U3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 0U3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BOI UA /OV BOI/TM 1847/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG /ZLC
BOI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BOILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG /ZLCTurbulence: none reported /zlc.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736 F380 MS60 250/065KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0U3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLLJ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 52%
- 04
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
0U3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLLJ, 33 nm away.
Wind is 52° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0U3
- City
- Challis
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,618 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7446, -114.9214
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLLJ
- TAF
- Nearest KSMN
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 5h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mahoney Creek USFS Airport (0U3)
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