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Rahn Airport (27MT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGPI), 27MT is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rahn Airport in Kalispell, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGPI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rahn Airport (27MT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kalispell, MT at a field elevation of 3,090 ft. 27MT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGPI, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGPI.

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VFR
Observed 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGPI, 2.9 nm away.

Wind
210° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 31°F / -1°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGPI 281855Z 21004KT 10SM BKN060 BKN110 08/M01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00781006

What changed at KGPI (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 27MT

Based on the nearest station (KGPI), 27MT is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 3,090 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV3 kt head3 kt right
343 kt tail2 kt left

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27MT 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.

  • Runway 16/34
    1,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 27MT
    Wind
    16
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    34
    3 kt tailwind · 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z08Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 4,400 ft → 6,000 ft.

27MT weather radar

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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 27MT

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1850Z (12:50 PM MDT) · 86 NM S of 27MT · during descent · E170
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MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1850/FLDURD/TP E170/IC NEG/RM DURD ILS RY 12
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1850Reported at 18:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD ILS RY 12Remarks.
PIREP1845Z (12:45 PM MDT) · 29 NM S of 27MT · 19,500 ft MSL · E75L
light rime 195 /zlc icing
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MSO UA /OV MLP045050/TM 1845/FL195/TP E75L/TA M20/IC LGT RIME 195 /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP045050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL195Altitude: 19,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 195 /ZLCIcing: light rime 195 /zlc.
PIREP1842Z (12:42 PM MDT) · 55 NM SW of 27MT · during descent · E75L
light occasional moderate 210 turbulence
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MSO UA /OV MLP045020/TM 1842/FL210/TP E75L/TB LGT OCNL MOD 210 /RM DURD /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD 210Turbulence: light occasional moderate 210.
RM DURD /ZLCRemarks.
PIREP1840Z (12:40 PM MDT) · 70 NM S of 27MT · 9,500 ft MSL · E170
int light chop turbulence
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MSO UA /OV ODIRE/TM 1840/FL095/TP E170/SK TOPS 095 BASES 080 /TB INT LGT CHOP/IC NEG
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODIRELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 095 BASES 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1801Z (12:01 PM MDT) · 86 NM S of 27MT · during descent · E55P
continuous moderate 14,000–8,500 ft turbulencelight rime 130 icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1801/FL130/TP E55P/SK TOP140-BASE085/TA M02/TB CONS MOD 140-085/IC LGT RIME 130/RM DURD /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP140-BASE085Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M02Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS MOD 140-085Turbulence: continuous moderate 14,000–8,500 ft.
IC LGT RIME 130Icing: light rime 130.
RM DURD /ZLCRemarks.
PIREP1757Z (11:57 AM MDT) · 75 NM S of 27MT · 14,000 ft MSL · E170
cont moderate turbulencelight rime 130 to 083 icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO290020/TM 1757/FL140/TP E170/SK TOPS 140 BASES 083/TA M2/TB CONT MOD/IC LGT RIME 130 TO 083
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO290020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1757Reported at 17:57 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 140 BASES 083Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M2Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONT MODTurbulence: cont moderate.
IC LGT RIME 130 TO 083Icing: light rime 130 to 083.
PIREP1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) · 56 NM SW of 27MT · during descent · E75L
light to moderate turbulence
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MLP UA /OV MLP348030/TM 1755/FL250/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD/RM DURD-ZSE
MLP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP348030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1755Reported at 17:55 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM DURD-ZSERemarks.
PIREP1538Z (9:38 AM MDT) · 86 NM S of 27MT · during descent · BE9L
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MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1538/FL100/TP BE9L/SK OVC100/TB NEG/RM DURD RNAV RY 30
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD RNAV RY 30Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 27MT

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGPI reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 9%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/16 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
59%
16
41%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (11:20 AM MDT)

TAF KGPI 281720Z 2818/2918 15004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC070 FM282000 16007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM290100 18003KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040 FM291300 00000KT 4SM BR OVC025

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Live crosswind meter

27MT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGPI, 2.9 nm away.

N16344 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rahn Airport (27MT)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
27MT
City
Kalispell
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
3,090 ft
Coordinates
48.3244, -114.3265
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGPI
TAF
Nearest KGPI
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rahn Airport (27MT)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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