Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport (48U) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:54 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRKS), 48U is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport in Green River, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport (48U) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Green River, WY at a field elevation of 7,182 ft. 48U has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKS, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,652 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRKS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKS, 20.8 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRKS 282254Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01001028
What changed at KRKS (nearest station)?
Since the 2254Z (4:54 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2254Z (4:54 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 48U
Based on the nearest station (KRKS), 48U is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 8,100 ft (field elevation 7,182 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 5,652 ft | DIRT-F | 1 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 04 | 5,652 ft | DIRT-F | 1 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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48U 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 04/225,652 × 75 ft · DIRT-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48UWind
- 04
- 1 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 1 kt headwind · 8 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 4→5 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
48U 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 48U
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EEO UA /OV EKR250040/TM 2306/FL350/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP 350/RM ZDVWC-03
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKR250040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2306Reported at 23:06 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 350Turbulence: continuous light chop 350.RM ZDVWC-03Remarks.Show raw report
HDN UA /OV CHE290045/TM 2104/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-14
HDN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHE290045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2104Reported at 21:04 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-14Remarks.Show raw report
HDN UA /OV CHE279032/TM 2016/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-14
HDN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHE279032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2016Reported at 20:16 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-14Remarks.Show raw report
RWL UA /OV CKW/TM 2015/FL390/TP B763/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
RWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CKWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2015Reported at 20:15 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.Show raw report
EEO UA /OV EKR317044/TM 1801/FL430/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-14
EEO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKR317044Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZDVWC-14Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 48U
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKS reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 74%
- 04
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KRKS 282320Z 2900/2924 32008KT P6SM FEW070 FM290300 19005KT P6SM FEW070 FM291700 02006KT P6SM FEW250 FM292100 18010KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
48U has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRKS, 21 nm away.
Wind is 85° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- 48U
- City
- Green River
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7,182 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4580, -109.4900
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,652 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKS
- TAF
- Nearest KRKS
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport (48U)
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