Terry Airport (K8U6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGDV), K8U6 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Terry Airport in Terry, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGDV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Terry Airport (K8U6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Terry, MT at a field elevation of 2,283 ft. K8U6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGDV, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,300 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGDV, 30 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.81 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGDV 280856Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP107 T00331011 53007 TSNO $
What changed at KGDV (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (1:56 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 10 to 3 kt.
Current pilot readout for K8U6
Based on the nearest station (KGDV), K8U6 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 2,283 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 4,300 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 08 | 4,300 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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K8U6 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 08/264,300 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8U6Wind
- 08
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 26
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 22 h: wind 10→3 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → unlimited.
K8U6 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K8U6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGDV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 40 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 56%
- 08
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KGDV 280520Z 2806/2906 22007KT P6SM FEW120 FM281600 26009KT P6SM SKC FM282300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM290300 00000KT P6SM FEW080
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Live crosswind meter
K8U6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGDV, 30 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8U6
- City
- Terry
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,283 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7771, -105.3131
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGDV
- TAF
- Nearest KGDV
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Terry Airport (K8U6)
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