Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTB), K8S0 is currently IFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Starr Browning Airstrip in Browning, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Browning, MT at a field elevation of 4,656 ft. K8S0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTB, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,051 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTB, 29.3 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 5 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KCTB 281556Z AUTO 35005KT 8SM OVC007 01/M01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00111011
What changed at KCTB (nearest station)?
Since the 1456Z (8:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.91 → 29.94 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K8S0
Based on the nearest station (KCTB), K8S0 is currently IFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 4,100 ft (field elevation 4,656 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 4,051 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 24 | 4,051 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 5 kt right |
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K8S0 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 06/244,051 × 74 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8S0Wind
- 06
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 15→5 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 700 ft.
K8S0 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K8S0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MSO UA /OV MSO030040/TM 1325/FL210/TP BE20/SK TOP 210 /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSO030040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1325Reported at 13:25 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 210 /ZLCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
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 K8S0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTB reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 36 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 60%
- 06
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1603Z (10:03 AM MDT)
TAF KCTB 281603Z 2816/2912 30007KT P6SM VCFG SCT006 BKN120 TEMPO 2816/2818 2SM BR BKN006 FM281800 32010KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 PROB30 2907/2911 3SM -SHSN BKN030
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Live crosswind meter
K8S0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTB, 29 nm away.
Wind is 86° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8S0
- City
- Browning
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,656 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.6014, -113.1150
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,051 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCTB
- TAF
- Nearest KCTB
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 8h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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