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Medicine Bow Airport (80V) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:50 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAA), 80V is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 12 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Medicine Bow Airport in Medicine Bow, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Medicine Bow Airport (80V) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Medicine Bow, WY at a field elevation of 6,658 ft. 80V has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAA, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 10/28), the longest 3,170 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAR.

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VFR
Observed 1850Z (12:50 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAA, 39 nm away.

Wind
280° 12 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the west (280°) at 12 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,400 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSAA 281850Z AUTO 28012G16KT 10SM SCT044 SCT050 11/M01 A3014 RMK AO2

What changed at KSAA (nearest station)?

Since the 1830Z (12:30 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.

Current pilot readout for 80V

Based on the nearest station (KSAA), 80V is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 12 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (24, 28). Density altitude is approximately 7,500 ft (field elevation 6,658 ft). 80V does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAR, about 41 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
28FAV12 kt head3 kt left (g4)
2411 kt head5 kt right (g7)
0611 kt tail5 kt left (g7)
1012 kt tail3 kt right (g4)

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80V runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    2,680 × 50 ft · TURF-DIRT-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 80V
    Wind
    06
    11 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    24
    11 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 10/28
    3,170 × 80 ft · TURF-DIRT-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 80V
    Wind
    10
    12 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    28
    12 kt headwind · 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
0173519Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 19→12 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.

80V 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 80V

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

PIREP1813Z (12:13 PM MDT) · 94 NM S of 80V · 26,000 ft MSL · E75L
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HDN UA /OV CHE090050/TM 1813/FL260/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-13
HDN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHE090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1813Reported at 18:13 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-13Remarks.
PIREP1807Z (12:07 PM MDT) · 59 NM E of 80V · 20,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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CYS UA /OV CYS340035/TM 1807/FL200/TP BE9L/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-21
CYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYS340035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-21Remarks.
PIREP1805Z (12:05 PM MDT) · 17 NM W of 80V · 33,000 ft MSL · B739
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RWL UA /OV CKW070046/TM 1805/FL330/TP B739/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
RWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CKW070046Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (11:35 AM MDT) · 49 NM N of 80V · during climb · CRJ7
occasional light chop turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1735/FL120/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1540Z (9:40 AM MDT) · 49 NM N of 80V · during climb · SW4
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1540/FL120/TP SW4/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTHRemarks.
PIREP1530Z (9:30 AM MDT) · 49 NM N of 80V · during climb · CRJ7
light to moderate 10,000–14,500 ft turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1530/FL100/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD 100-145/RM DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 100-145Turbulence: light to moderate 10,000–14,500 ft.
RM DURC SOUTHRemarks.
PIREP1512Z (9:12 AM MDT) · 75 NM SE of 80V · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
moderate chop turbulence
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CYS UA /OV CYS/TM 1512/FL370/TP B38M/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZDWC-33
CYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZDWC-33Remarks.
PIREP1459Z (8:59 AM MDT) · 8 NM E of 80V · 19,000 ft MSL · BE9T
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LAR UA /OV MBW/TM 1459/FL190/TP BE9T/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-22
LAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1459Reported at 14:59 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 80V

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAA reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 11/23 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/27 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

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.

10
51%
24
38%
28
8%
06
3%

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Live crosswind meter

80V has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAA, 39 nm away.

N281012 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 13° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,170 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Medicine Bow Airport (80V) with runway 06/24, 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24, 10/28 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
80V
City
Medicine Bow
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
6,658 ft
Coordinates
41.8836, -106.1824
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,170 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSAA
TAF
Nearest KLAR
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Medicine Bow Airport (80V)

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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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