Fish Ranch Airport (18MT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSMN), 18MT is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 13 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fish Ranch Airport in Jackson, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSMN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fish Ranch Airport (18MT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jackson, MT at a field elevation of 7,200 ft. 18MT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSMN, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSMN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSMN, 17.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 13 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSMN 282056Z AUTO 19013G22KT 10SM SCT080 11/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01111044 58014
What changed at KSMN (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (1:56 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 22 kt.
- Wind speed down from 18 to 13 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.98 → 29.96 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 18MT
Based on the nearest station (KSMN), 18MT is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 13 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 8,400 ft (field elevation 7,200 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 1,200 ft | DIRT | 13 kt head | 2 kt left (g4) |
| 02 | 1,200 ft | DIRT | 13 kt tail | 2 kt left (g4) |
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18MT 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 02/201,200 × 60 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18MTWind
- 02
- 13 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 13 kt headwind · 2 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 11→13 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.
18MT 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 18MT
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BZN UA /OV BZN240015/TM 1939/FL140/TP B38M/TB MOD/RM SFC-140
BZN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BZN240015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1939Reported at 19:39 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM SFC-140Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 18MT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSMN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 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.
- 20
- 56%
- 02
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2051Z (2:51 PM MDT)
TAF KSMN 282051Z 2821/2918 19018KT P6SM SCT080 FM290000 17005KT P6SM SCT200
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Live crosswind meter
18MT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSMN, 17 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 18MT
- City
- Jackson
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.2160, -113.4990
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSMN
- TAF
- Nearest KSMN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 2h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fish Ranch Airport (18MT)
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