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Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGIC), KS84 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Cottonwood Municipal Airport in Cottonwood, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cottonwood, ID at a field elevation of 3,474 ft. KS84 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGIC, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,100 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (12:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGIC, 10.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 15 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
9,500 ft
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGIC 281935Z AUTO 20015G20KT 10SM BKN095 09/00 A3002 RMK AO2 T00920002

What changed at KGIC (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.

Current pilot readout for KS84

Based on the nearest station (KGIC), KS84 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 3,500 ft (field elevation 3,474 ft). KS84 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLWS, about 35 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
25FAV5 kt head14 kt left (g19)
075 kt tail14 kt right (g19)

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KS84 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 07/25
    3,100 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KS84
    Wind
    07
    5 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
    25
    5 kt headwind · 14 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
0142819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,500 ft.

KS84 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 KS84

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

PIREP1921Z (12:21 PM PDT) · 89 NM NE of KS84 · 17,300 ft MSL · B739
light chop 173 to 160 turbulencelight rime 130 to 085 icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO270025/TM 1921/FL173/TP B739/SK BASES 085 TOPS 130 /TA M15/TB LGT CHOP 173 TO 160/IC LGT RIME 130 TO 085
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL173Altitude: 17,300 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 085 TOPS 130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOP 173 TO 160Turbulence: light chop 173 to 160.
IC LGT RIME 130 TO 085Icing: light rime 130 to 085.
PIREP1757Z (10:57 AM PDT) · 99 NM NE of KS84 · 14,000 ft MSL · E170
cont moderate turbulencelight rime 130 to 083 icing
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MSO UA /OV MSO290020/TM 1757/FL140/TP E170/SK TOPS 140 BASES 083/TA M2/TB CONT MOD/IC LGT RIME 130 TO 083
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO290020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1757Reported at 17:57 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 140 BASES 083Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M2Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONT MODTurbulence: cont moderate.
IC LGT RIME 130 TO 083Icing: light rime 130 to 083.
PIREP1736Z (10:36 AM PDT) · 30 NM S of KS84 · 38,000 ft MSL · UAL751
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ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736 F380 MS60 250/065KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1600Z (9:00 AM PDT) · 93 NM NW of KS84 · 12,000 ft MSL · PC12
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GEG UA /OV GEG110015/TM 1600/FL120/TP PC12/SK 054OVC TOPS 120
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG110015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK 054OVC TOPS 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1513Z (8:13 AM PDT) · 97 NM N of KS84 · 8,000 ft MSL · PC12
light 18,000–8,000 ft turbulencelight clear 18,000–8,000 ft icing
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SFF UA /OV 10 SE SFF/TM 1513/FL080/TP PC12/TA M06/TB LGT 180-080/IC LGT CLR 180-080
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 SE SFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT 180-080Turbulence: light 18,000–8,000 ft.
IC LGT CLR 180-080Icing: light clear 18,000–8,000 ft.
PIREP1433Z (7:33 AM PDT) · 82 NM NW of KS84 · during climb · B739
light rime 17,000–18,500 ft icing
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PUW UA /OV PUW280030/TM 1433/FL170/TP B739/SK TOP185/TA M26/IC LGT RIME 170-185/RM DURC-ZSE
PUW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUW280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1433Reported at 14:33 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP185Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M26Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-185Icing: light rime 17,000–18,500 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP1351Z (6:51 AM PDT) · 80 NM NW of KS84 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE99
light rime icing
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KS84

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGIC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 6/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 11%IFR 5%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 24

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.

07
60%
25
40%

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Live crosswind meter

KS84 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGIC, 11 nm away.

N250715 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
14 kt
Headwind in gusts
7 kt
Crosswind in gusts
19 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
S84
City
Cottonwood
State
Idaho
Country
United States
Elevation
3,474 ft
Coordinates
46.0388, -116.3320
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGIC
TAF
Nearest KLWS
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
4h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84)

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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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