Slate Creek Airport (1S7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGIC), 1S7 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Slate Creek Airport in White Bird, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Slate Creek Airport (1S7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around White Bird, ID at a field elevation of 1,660 ft. 1S7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGIC, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMYL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGIC, 18 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 2,700 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.
METAR KGIC 280935Z AUTO 20009KT 8SM -RA OVC027 05/03 A3000 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN P0003 T00480030
What changed at KGIC (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 8 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 1S7
Based on the nearest station (KGIC), 1S7 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,660 ft). 1S7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMYL, about 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 30 | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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1S7 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 12/302,600 × 165 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1S7Wind
- 12
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 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 24 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 2,700 ft.
1S7 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1S7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGIC reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 52%
- 30
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
1S7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGIC, 18 nm away.
Wind is 65° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- 1S7
- City
- White Bird
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,660 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.6717, -116.3056
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGIC
- TAF
- Nearest KMYL
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 14h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Slate Creek Airport (1S7)
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