Oakley Municipal Airport (1U6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBYI), 1U6 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Oakley Municipal Airport in Oakley, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Oakley Municipal Airport (1U6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oakley, ID at a field elevation of 4,664 ft. 1U6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBYI, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,795 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBYI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBYI, 19.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBYI 281653Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00561006
What changed at KBYI (nearest station)?
Since the 1553Z (9:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1553Z (9:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1U6
Based on the nearest station (KBYI), 1U6 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 4,400 ft (field elevation 4,664 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,795 ft | GRVL-F | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 3,795 ft | GRVL-F | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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1U6 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 17/353,795 × 40 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1U6Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1U6 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 1U6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BMC UA /OV BMC /TM 1500 /FL002 /TP C172 /TB NEG /RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AGL
BMC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BMCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AG…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1U6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBYI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 74%
- 35
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1122Z (5:22 AM MDT)
TAF KBYI 281122Z 2812/2912 22009KT P6SM FEW030 FEW150 FM281900 03008KT P6SM SKC FM290200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
1U6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBYI, 19 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1U6
- City
- Oakley
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,664 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.2341, -113.8780
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,795 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBYI
- TAF
- Nearest KBYI
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 7h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Oakley Municipal Airport (1U6)
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