Sand Springs Strip (8U1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:48 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJDN), 8U1 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 290° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sand Springs Strip in Sand Springs, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJDN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sand Springs Strip (8U1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sand Springs, MT at a field elevation of 3,180 ft. 8U1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJDN, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGGW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJDN, 26.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (33°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg.
METAR KJDN 281248Z AUTO 29007KT 01/M02 A2986 RMK AO1 SLP134 T00061022
What changed at KJDN (nearest station)?
Since the 1148Z (5:48 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1148Z (5:48 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8U1
Based on the nearest station (KJDN), 8U1 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 290° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 28. Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 3,180 ft). 8U1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGGW, about 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 10 | 2,400 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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8U1 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 10/282,400 × 60 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8U1Wind
- 10
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 7 kt headwind · 1 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 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8U1 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8U1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJDN reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 61%
- 10
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
8U1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJDN, 26 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Daily DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 3,900 ft MSL (720 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8U1
- City
- Sand Springs
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,180 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.1042, -107.5030
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJDN
- TAF
- Nearest KGGW
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 10h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sand Springs Strip (8U1)
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