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Harris Ridge Airport (43ID) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGIC), 43ID is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Harris Ridge Airport in Kooskia, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Harris Ridge Airport (43ID) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kooskia, ID at a field elevation of 3,018 ft. 43ID 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 (18/36), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLWS.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGIC, 18 nm away.

Wind
100° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
dew 35°F / 2°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGIC 281355Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM FEW055 SCT075 03/02 A3000 RMK AO2 T00320019

What changed at KGIC (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (6:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1335Z (6:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 43ID

Based on the nearest station (KGIC), 43ID is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 3,018 ft). 43ID does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLWS, about 49 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV1 kt head3 kt left
361 kt tail3 kt right

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43ID 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 18/36
    1,200 × 50 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 43ID
    Wind
    18
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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
0102114Z02Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

43ID weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 43ID

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

PIREP1351Z (6:51 AM PDT) · 93 NM W of 43ID · 9,000 ft MSL · BE99
light rime icing
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ALW UA /OV ALW005042/TM 1351/FL090/TP BE99/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
ALW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALW005042Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP1348Z (6:48 AM PDT) · 82 NM NE of 43ID · 9,000 ft MSL · B190
moderate rime icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO300022/TM 1348/FL090/TP B190/TA M08/IC MOD RIME
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO300022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
PIREP1318Z (6:18 AM PDT) · 84 NM NE of 43ID · 12,300 ft MSL · B39M
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MSO UA /OV MSO160005/TM 1318/FL123/TP B39M/SK SCT040 BKN085
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO160005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.
FL123Altitude: 12,300 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT040 BKN085Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1315Z (6:15 AM PDT) · 86 NM NE of 43ID · during descent · B190
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MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1315/FL040/TP B190/SK OVC085 SCT040/RM DURD 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 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC085 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY 12Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 43ID

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGIC reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 11%IFR 5%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 24

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.

36
60%
18
40%

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Live crosswind meter

43ID has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGIC, 18 nm away.

N18363 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Harris Ridge Airport (43ID) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
43ID
City
Kooskia
State
Idaho
Country
United States
Elevation
3,018 ft
Coordinates
46.1842, -115.8681
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGIC
TAF
Nearest KLWS
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
10h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Harris Ridge Airport (43ID)

Community-submitted

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

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