Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCTB), K8S0 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 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 west (260°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 7,500 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.72 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,500 ft.
METAR KCTB 271456Z AUTO 26014KT 10SM OVC075 04/01 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP083 60001 T00390006 56010
What changed at KCTB (nearest station)?
Since the 1356Z (7:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 8 to 14 kt.
Current pilot readout for K8S0
Based on the nearest station (KCTB), K8S0 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 4,700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 4,051 ft | ASP | 14 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 06 | 4,051 ft | ASP | 14 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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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
- 14 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 14 kt headwind · 1 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 4→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,500 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 MSO030030/TM 1438/FL140/TP ATR3/SK BASES 080/TA M18/IC LGT MIXED BLO 140
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSO030030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP ATR3Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT MIXED BLO 140Icing: light mixed blo 140.⚠️ 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 marginal VFR across 37 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 24
- 59%
- 06
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1126Z (5:26 AM MDT)
TAF KCTB 271126Z 2712/2812 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN035 PROB30 2712/2715 4SM -RA BKN008 FM271600 26012G20KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 FM271700 26020G33KT P6SM SCT060 BKN090 FM280000 25011KT P6SM BKN040
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Live crosswind meter
K8S0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTB, 29 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 24, 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 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0)
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