Geraldine Airport (5U8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K79S), 5U8 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Geraldine Airport in Geraldine, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K79S): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Geraldine Airport (5U8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Geraldine, MT at a field elevation of 3,185 ft. 5U8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K79S, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGTF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K79S, 21.1 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K79S 281315Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 T10201029 $
What changed at K79S (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (6:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (6:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5U8
Based on the nearest station (K79S), 5U8 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 3,185 ft). 5U8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGTF, about 45 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 2,900 ft | ASPH-F | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 08 | 2,900 ft | ASPH-F | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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5U8 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 08/262,900 × 60 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5U8Wind
- 08
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 4 kt headwind · 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 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 4,000 ft → unlimited.
5U8 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 5U8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GTF UA /OV GTF290050/TM 1208/FL390/TP A359/RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLC
GTF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GTF290050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A359Aircraft type reporting.RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5U8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K79S reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,800 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.
- 26
- 65%
- 08
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
5U8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K79S, 21 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5U8
- City
- Geraldine
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,185 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.5965, -110.2662
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K79S
- TAF
- Nearest KGTF
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 10h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Geraldine Airport (5U8)
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