Edgar G Obie Airport (KS71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:05 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHVR), KS71 is currently MVFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Edgar G Obie Airport in Chinook, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHVR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Edgar G Obie Airport (KS71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chinook, MT at a field elevation of 2,416 ft. KS71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHVR, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHVR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHVR, 20.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,800 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.78 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,800 ft.
SPECI KHVR 280705Z AUTO 25010KT 10SM -RA BKN028 OVC040 03/03 A2978 RMK AO2 P0000 T00330028
Current pilot readout for KS71
Based on the nearest station (KHVR), KS71 is currently MVFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 2,416 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 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 08 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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KS71 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 08/264,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KS71Wind
- 08
- 9 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 9 kt headwind · 5 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.
KS71 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 KS71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 59%
- 08
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1729Z (11:29 AM MDT)
TAF KHVR 281729Z 2818/2918 20007KT P6SM BKN015 FM282200 VRB06KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 TEMPO 2822/2902 6SM BR BKN015 FM291200 VRB06KT P6SM VCFG SCT008 BKN015 AMD NOT SKED
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Live crosswind meter
KS71's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KHVR, 21 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Charter · Flight instruction
- Pattern altitude
- 3,216 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- S71
- City
- Chinook
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,416 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.5921, -109.2510
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using KHVR)
- TAF
- Nearest KHVR
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 3h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Edgar G Obie Airport (KS71)
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