Jack A Buell Airport (KS72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOE), KS72 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Jack A Buell Airport in St Maries, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jack A Buell Airport (KS72) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Maries, ID at a field elevation of 2,131 ft. KS72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOE, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,354 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOE, 28.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,300 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR KCOE 281356Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM BKN033 06/02 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00560017 PNO $
What changed at KCOE (nearest station)?
Since the 1337Z (6:37 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 3,300 ft.
Current pilot readout for KS72
Based on the nearest station (KCOE), KS72 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 2,131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 3,354 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 28 | 3,354 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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KS72 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 10/283,354 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KS72Wind
- 10
- 6 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 6 kt tailwind · 6 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 3→8 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → 3,300 ft.
KS72 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KS72
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ALW UA /OV ALW005042/TM 1351/FL090/TP BE99/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
ALW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALW005042Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
MSO UA /OV MSO300022/TM 1348/FL090/TP B190/TA M08/IC MOD RIME
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSO300022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1335/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040-TOP050/TA M07/IC LGT RIME ABV 070
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC040-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M07Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME ABV 070Icing: light rime abv 070.Show raw report
ALW UA /OV ALW350045/TM 1318/FL180/TP E6/SK TOPS180/RM ZSE
ALW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALW350045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP E6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
GEG UA /OV GEG250030/TM 1316/FL090/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT RM 080-090
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GEG250030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RM 080-090Icing: light rm 8,000–9,000 ft.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KS72
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOE reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 73%
- 28
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1132Z (4:32 AM PDT)
TAF KCOE 281132Z 2812/2912 18008KT P6SM FEW022 BKN028 OVC030 FM281500 18008KT 5SM -SHRA BKN013 OVC020 FM281900 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM282200 18007KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2822/2902 -SHRA
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Live crosswind meter
KS72 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOE, 29 nm away.
Wind is 45° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- S72
- City
- St Maries
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,131 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.3257, -116.5765
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,354 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCOE
- TAF
- Nearest KCOE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 10h 23m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Jack A Buell Airport (KS72)
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