Red Lodge Airport (KRED) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:30 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPOY), KRED is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Red Lodge Airport in Red Lodge, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPOY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Red Lodge Airport (KRED) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Red Lodge, MT at a field elevation of 5,762 ft. KRED has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPOY, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPOY, 27.4 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPOY 281030Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A2991 RMK AO2
What changed at KPOY (nearest station)?
Since the 1010Z (4:10 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for KRED
Based on the nearest station (KPOY), KRED is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,600 ft (field elevation 5,762 ft). KRED does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOD, about 41 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,000 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 34 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 7 kt left |
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KRED 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 16/344,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KREDWind
- 16
- 0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 9→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KRED weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KRED
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPOY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 37 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 57%
- 34
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
KRED has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPOY, 27 nm away.
Wind is 93° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KRED
- FAA LID
- RED
- City
- Red Lodge
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,762 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1846, -109.2577
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPOY
- TAF
- Nearest KCOD
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Red Lodge Airport (KRED)
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