Ravalli County Airport (K6S5) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, K6S5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton, MT, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ravalli County Airport (K6S5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hamilton, MT at a field elevation of 3,636 ft. K6S5 reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,200 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,200 ft, a few clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.
METAR KHRF 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW022 FEW030 OVC070 04/03 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at K6S5?
Since the 0830Z (2:30 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for K6S5
K6S5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 3,636 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.
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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5,200 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 5,200 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K6S5 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 17/355,200 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6S5Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 7,000 ft.
K6S5 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 K6S5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K6S5 reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KHRF 280520Z 2806/2906 19006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 PROB30 2806/2810 4SM -RASN BR OVC025 FM281200 20008KT P6SM BKN050 FM281700 19010G18KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K6S5's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 4,436 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHRF
- FAA LID
- HRF
- City
- Hamilton
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,636 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.2515, -114.1256
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ravalli County Airport (K6S5)
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