Lower Loon Creek Airport (ID67) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLLJ), ID67 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lower Loon Creek Airport in Challis, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLLJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lower Loon Creek Airport (ID67) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Challis, ID at a field elevation of 4,200 ft. ID67 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLLJ, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSMN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLLJ, 30.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLLJ 281355Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP172 T10111039
What changed at KLLJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (6:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
- The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for ID67
Based on the nearest station (KLLJ), ID67 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 4,200 ft). ID67 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSMN, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 1,200 ft | TURF-DIRT | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 16 | 1,200 ft | TURF-DIRT | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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ID67 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 16/341,200 × 25 ft · TURF-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at ID67Wind
- 16
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 3 kt headwind · 4 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 4→5 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
ID67 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 ID67
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLLJ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 58%
- 16
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
ID67 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLLJ, 31 nm away.
Wind is 57° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C53
- City
- Challis
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.8084, -114.8088
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLLJ
- TAF
- Nearest KSMN
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 10h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lower Loon Creek Airport (ID67)
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