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Fort Smith Landing Strip (K5U7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for K5U7 right now.

Aviation weather near Fort Smith Landing Strip in Fort Smith, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K00U): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fort Smith Landing Strip (K5U7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Smith, MT at a field elevation of 3,242 ft. K5U7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K00U, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,827 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K00U, 27.9 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at K00U (nearest station)?

Since the 1250Z (6:50 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
  • Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.

Current pilot readout for K5U7

A current METAR is not available for K5U7 right now. The nearest reporting station is K00U. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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K5U7 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.

  • Runway 07/25
    3,827 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K5U7
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0183613Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → unlimited.

K5U7 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 K5U7

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1010Z (4:10 AM MDT) · 90 NM SE of K5U7 · 21,000 ft MSL · B190
light rime icing
Show raw report
CPR UA /OV DDY321062/TM 1010/FL210/TP B190/TA M20/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME/RM ZDVWC-21
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DDY321062Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZDVWC-21Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K5U7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K00U reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/21 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/21 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

25
62%
07
38%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fort Smith Landing Strip (K5U7)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5U7
City
Fort Smith
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
3,242 ft
Coordinates
45.3198, -107.9315
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,827 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K00U
TAF
Nearest KBIL
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
10h 48m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Smith Landing Strip (K5U7)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Fort Smith Landing Strip, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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