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Boundary County Airport (K65S) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, K65S is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Boundary County Airport in Bonners Ferry, ID, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Boundary County Airport (K65S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bonners Ferry, ID at a field elevation of 2,337 ft. K65S reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,002 ft.

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MVFR
Observed 1935Z (12:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 2,800 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K65S 281935Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 BKN028 05/03 A2994 RMK AO2

What changed at K65S?

Since the 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K65S

K65S is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 2,337 ft). K65S does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOE, about 61 nm away.

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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
02--
20--

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K65S 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 02/20
    4,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K65S
    Wind
    02
    no steady wind
    20
    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
071519Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 2,000 ft.

K65S 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 K65S

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

PIREP1935Z (12:35 PM PDT) · 49 NM S of K65S · 9,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 12,000–14,000 ft icing
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GEG UA /OV GEG051051/TM 1935/FL090/TP TBM9/TA M08/IC LGT RIME 120-140/RM /ZSE
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG051051Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1935Reported at 19:35 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 120-140Icing: light rime 12,000–14,000 ft.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1905Z (12:05 PM PDT) · 61 NM S of K65S · 9,500 ft MSL · E550
light rime icing
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GEG UA /OV COE/TM 1905/FL095/TP E550/SK TOPS 140 BASES 095/TA 0/IC LGT RIME
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV COELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP E550Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 140 BASES 095Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1854Z (11:54 AM PDT) · 75 NM SW of K65S · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
moderate rime 080 icing
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SFF UA /OV SFF/TM 1854/FL037/TP PC12/SK SCT037-TOP150/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 080
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT037-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 080Icing: moderate rime 080.
PIREP1851Z (11:51 AM PDT) · 61 NM S of K65S · during climb · PC24
moderate chop turbulence
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COE UA /OV COE/TM 1851/FL120/TP PC24/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURC 120-200 NEG 210 ZSE
COE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV COELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM DURC 120-200 NEG 210 ZSERemarks.
PIREP1845Z (11:45 AM PDT) · 86 NM SE of K65S · 19,500 ft MSL · E75L
light rime 195 /zlc icing
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MSO UA /OV MLP045050/TM 1845/FL195/TP E75L/TA M20/IC LGT RIME 195 /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP045050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL195Altitude: 19,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 195 /ZLCIcing: light rime 195 /zlc.
PIREP1842Z (11:42 AM PDT) · 79 NM SE of K65S · during descent · E75L
light occasional moderate 210 turbulence
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MSO UA /OV MLP045020/TM 1842/FL210/TP E75L/TB LGT OCNL MOD 210 /RM DURD /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD 210Turbulence: light occasional moderate 210.
RM DURD /ZLCRemarks.
PIREP1835Z (11:35 AM PDT) · 85 NM SW of K65S · 3,500 ft MSL · PC12
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GEG UA /OV GEG090007/TM 1835/FL035/TP PC12/SK BASES 035 TOPS 080
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG090007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 035 TOPS 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1755Z (10:55 AM PDT) · 54 NM SE of K65S · during descent · E75L
light to moderate turbulence
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MLP UA /OV MLP348030/TM 1755/FL250/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD/RM DURD-ZSE
MLP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLP348030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1755Reported at 17:55 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM DURD-ZSERemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K65S

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K65S reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 57%MVFR 39%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 17%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 31

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

02
63%
20
37%

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Live K65S Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K65S's own weather station.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Boundary County Airport (K65S) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 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
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1600 local
Repairs
Airframe major · Engine minor
Oxygen
Bottled, low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K65S
FAA LID
65S
City
Bonners Ferry
State
Idaho
Country
United States
Elevation
2,337 ft
Coordinates
48.7258, -116.2950
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KCOE
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
4h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Boundary County Airport (K65S)

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 Boundary County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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