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Whitefish Airport (58S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:55 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGPI), 58S is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

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

Whitefish Airport (58S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whitefish, MT at a field elevation of 3,066 ft. 58S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGPI, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,560 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGPI.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (1:55 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGPI, 6.1 nm away.

Wind
170° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 31°F / -1°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGPI 281955Z 17004KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 08/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00781006

What changed at KGPI (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 58S

Based on the nearest station (KGPI), 58S is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 3,066 ft). 58S does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGPI, about 6 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
11FAV3 kt head3 kt right
293 kt tail3 kt left

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58S 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 11/29
    2,560 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 58S
    Wind
    11
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    29
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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
061220Z09Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 6,000 ft.

58S 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 58S

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

PIREP1950Z (1:50 PM MDT) · 74 NM S of 58S · 11,000 ft MSL · S22T
lt 11,000–9,000 ft icing
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MSO UA /OV NEGOE/TM 1950/FL110/TP S22T/TA M01/IC LT 110-090
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV NEGOELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1950Reported at 19:50 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LT 110-090Icing: lt 11,000–9,000 ft.
PIREP1935Z (1:35 PM MDT) · 92 NM W of 58S · 9,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 12,000–14,000 ft icing
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GEG UA /OV GEG051051/TM 1935/FL090/TP TBM9/TA M08/IC LGT RIME 120-140/RM /ZSE
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG051051Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1935Reported at 19:35 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 120-140Icing: light rime 12,000–14,000 ft.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1921Z (1:21 PM MDT) · 86 NM S of 58S · 17,300 ft MSL · B739
light chop 173 to 160 turbulencelight rime 130 to 085 icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO270025/TM 1921/FL173/TP B739/SK BASES 085 TOPS 130 /TA M15/TB LGT CHOP 173 TO 160/IC LGT RIME 130 TO 085
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL173Altitude: 17,300 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 085 TOPS 130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOP 173 TO 160Turbulence: light chop 173 to 160.
IC LGT RIME 130 TO 085Icing: light rime 130 to 085.
PIREP1850Z (12:50 PM MDT) · 90 NM S of 58S · 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) · 34 NM S of 58S · 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) · 60 NM SW of 58S · 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) · 75 NM S of 58S · 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) · 90 NM S of 58S · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 58S

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.

11
52%
29
48%

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Live crosswind meter

58S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGPI, 6.1 nm away.

N11294 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 41° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,560 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Whitefish Airport (58S)
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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
58S
City
Whitefish
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
3,066 ft
Coordinates
48.4080, -114.3000
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,560 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGPI
TAF
Nearest KGPI
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Whitefish Airport (58S)

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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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