Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport (K1U2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDA), K1U2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport in Mud Lake, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport (K1U2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mud Lake, ID at a field elevation of 4,795 ft. K1U2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDA, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,950 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDA, 27.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIDA 280853Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00170000 52016
What changed at KIDA (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for K1U2
Based on the nearest station (KIDA), K1U2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,200 ft (field elevation 4,795 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 2,950 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 04 | 2,950 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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K1U2 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 04/222,950 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1U2Wind
- 04
- 4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 4 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 15→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K1U2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 K1U2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIDA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 61%
- 04
- 39%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KIDA 280520Z 2806/2906 21007KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM280800 20010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100 FM281800 22011KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200 FM290200 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K1U2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIDA, 27 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- May-Oct Daily 0800-1700 local; Nov-Apr Ireg IREG local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1U2
- City
- Mud Lake
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,795 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.8482, -112.4990
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,950 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIDA
- TAF
- Nearest KIDA
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 14h 39m
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