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Choteau Airport (KCII) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGTF), KCII is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Choteau Airport (KCII) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Choteau, MT at a field elevation of 3,947 ft. KCII has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGTF, about 38 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 15/33), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGTF.

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VFR
Observed 0953Z (3:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGTF, 38.4 nm away.

Wind
230° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.85"
Temp / Dew
37°F / 3°C
feels like 28°F

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGTF 280953Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00281017

What changed at KGTF (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.83 → 29.85 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KCII

Based on the nearest station (KGTF), KCII is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 23. Density altitude is approximately 3,500 ft (field elevation 3,947 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV11 kt head4 kt left
154 kt head11 kt right
334 kt tail11 kt left
0511 kt tail4 kt right

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KCII runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 05/23
    3,699 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCII
    Wind
    05
    11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    23
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 15/33
    5,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCII
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    33
    4 kt tailwind · 11 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
0204010Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→12 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → unlimited.

KCII 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KCII

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGTF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 35 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 16/25 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 2%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 36 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 10

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.

23
58%
15
16%
05
14%
33
12%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0526Z (11:26 PM MDT)

TAF KGTF 280526Z 2806/2906 22010G16KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150

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Live crosswind meter

KCII's AWOS-2 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KGTF, 38 nm away.

N230512 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,699 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Choteau Airport (KCII) with runway 05/23, 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 15/33 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
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCII
FAA LID
CII
City
Choteau
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
3,947 ft
Coordinates
47.8283, -112.1680
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-2, not in the national feed (using KGTF)
TAF
Nearest KGTF
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
14h 20m

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