Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3U3), K38S is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Deer Lodge City County Airport in Deer Lodge, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3U3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Deer Lodge, MT at a field elevation of 4,693 ft. K38S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3U3, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,800 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3U3, 14.7 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (31°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K3U3 281215Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2994 RMK AO2 T10081031
What changed at K3U3 (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (5:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (5:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K38S
Based on the nearest station (K3U3), K38S is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 3,900 ft (field elevation 4,693 ft). K38S does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBTM, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 5,800 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 13 | 5,800 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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K38S 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 13/315,800 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K38SWind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K38S 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K38S
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GTF UA /OV GTF290050/TM 1208/FL390/TP A359/RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLC
GTF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GTF290050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A359Aircraft type reporting.RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K38S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3U3 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 67%
- 31
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
K38S's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from K3U3, 15 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 38S
- City
- Deer Lodge
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,693 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3882, -112.7660
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using K3U3)
- TAF
- Nearest KBTM
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 12h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S)
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