Alpine Airport (K46U) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, K46U is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Alpine Airport in Alpine, WY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Alpine Airport (K46U) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alpine, WY at a field elevation of 5,637 ft. K46U reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,827 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K46U 280855Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM SCT090 00/00 A3006 RMK A01
What changed at K46U?
Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 8,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.04 → 30.06 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K46U
K46U is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 5,637 ft). K46U does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJAC, about 29 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 | 5,827 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 13 | 5,827 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K46U 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 13/315,827 × 70 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K46UWind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 3 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→3 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
K46U 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 K46U
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K46U reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 66%
- 31
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K46U's own weather station.
Wind is 72° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,827 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K46U
- FAA LID
- 46U
- City
- Alpine
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,637 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1819, -111.0387
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,827 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KJAC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 15h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alpine Airport (K46U)
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