Lavina Airport (80S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIL), 80S is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lavina Airport in Lavina, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lavina Airport (80S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lavina, MT at a field elevation of 3,512 ft. 80S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIL, about 35 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,460 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBIL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIL, 34.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBIL 281853Z 24011KT 10SM FEW060 12/M05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01221050
What changed at KBIL (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 210° to 240°.
Current pilot readout for 80S
Based on the nearest station (KBIL), 80S is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 3,950 ft (field elevation 3,512 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 3,460 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 07 | 3,460 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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80S 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 07/253,460 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 80SWind
- 07
- 10 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 10 kt headwind · 5 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 23 h: wind 16→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
80S 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 80S
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIL UA /OV BIL210030/TM 1757/FL400/TP A339/RM MTW +/-10 KTS /ZLC
BIL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIL210030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1757Reported at 17:57 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP A339Aircraft type reporting.RM MTW +/-10 KTS /ZLCRemarks.Show raw report
BZN UA /OV BZN074033/TM 1644/FL350/TP A21N/TB MOD 350 /ZLC
BZN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BZN074033Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1644Reported at 16:44 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB MOD 350 /ZLCTurbulence: moderate 350 /zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 80S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBIL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 66%
- 07
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (11:20 AM MDT)
TAF KBIL 281720Z 2818/2918 23012KT P6SM FEW100 FM282300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW150
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Live crosswind meter
80S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIL, 35 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- 80S
- City
- Lavina
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,512 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3072, -108.9560
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,460 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBIL
- TAF
- Nearest KBIL
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 4h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lavina Airport (80S)
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