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Ekalaka Airport (K97M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:51 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBHK), K97M is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 12 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ekalaka Airport in Ekalaka, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBHK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ekalaka Airport (K97M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ekalaka, MT at a field elevation of 3,505 ft. K97M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBHK, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,798 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1651Z (10:51 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBHK, 30.4 nm away.

Wind
300° 12 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 29°F / -2°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBHK 281651Z AUTO 30012G21KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01061017

What changed at KBHK (nearest station)?

Since the 1551Z (9:51 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.

Current pilot readout for K97M

Based on the nearest station (KBHK), K97M is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 12 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 3,750 ft (field elevation 3,505 ft). K97M does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLS, about 65 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
31FAV11 kt head4 kt left (g7)
1311 kt tail4 kt right (g7)

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K97M 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 13/31
    3,798 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K97M
    Wind
    13
    11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    31
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
0173517Z03Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 15→12 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.

K97M 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 K97M

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

PIREP1608Z (10:08 AM MDT) · 81 NM SW of K97M · 37,000 ft MSL · C56X
moderate chop 370 turbulence
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BIL UA /OV BIL092103/TM 1608/FL370/TP C56X/TB MOD CHOP 370 /RM MTW +/-10KT /ZLC
BIL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIL092103Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP 370Turbulence: moderate chop 370.
RM MTW +/-10KT /ZLCRemarks.
PIREP1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) · 94 NM NE of K97M · 6,000 ft MSL · C208
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1453/FL060/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1409Z (8:09 AM MDT) · 77 NM E of K97M · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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HEI UA /OV HEI180024/TM 1409/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEI180024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K97M

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBHK reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 12/24 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 9%IFR 13%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 12/28 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
56%
31
44%

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Live crosswind meter

K97M's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KBHK, 30 nm away.

N311312 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,798 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ekalaka Airport (K97M) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 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
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
97M
City
Ekalaka
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
3,505 ft
Coordinates
45.8778, -104.5370
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,798 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KBHK)
TAF
Nearest KMLS
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
6h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ekalaka Airport (K97M)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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