Richey Airport (7U8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:10 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPO1), 7U8 is currently MVFR with winds from 240° at 14 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Richey Airport in Richey, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPO1): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Richey Airport (7U8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Richey, MT at a field elevation of 2,494 ft. 7U8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPO1, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,690 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGDV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPO1, 30.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 14 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR KPO1 281910Z AUTO 24014G21KT 10SM BKN020 OVC026 07/03 A2995 RMK AO2 TSNO
What changed at KPO1 (nearest station)?
Since the 1850Z (12:50 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1850Z (12:50 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7U8
Based on the nearest station (KPO1), 7U8 is currently MVFR with winds from 240° at 14 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 2,494 ft). 7U8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGDV, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,690 ft | TURF-DIRT-G | 0 kt head | 14 kt right (g21) |
| 32 | 2,690 ft | TURF-DIRT-G | 0 kt head | 14 kt left (g21) |
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7U8 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 14/322,690 × 75 ft · TURF-DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7U8Wind
- 14
- 0 kt headwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 0 kt headwind · 14 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→14 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 2,000 ft.
7U8 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7U8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIS UA /OV ISN150030/TM 1617/FL350/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ISN150030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7U8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPO1 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 56%
- 32
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
7U8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPO1, 31 nm away.
Wind is 89° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7U8
- City
- Richey
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,494 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.6265, -105.0796
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,690 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPO1
- TAF
- Nearest KGDV
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 4h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Richey Airport (7U8)
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