Sheridan County Airport (KSHR) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 3:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, KSHR is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Sheridan County Airport in Sheridan, WY, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Sheridan County Airport (KSHR) is a regional airport serving Sheridan, WY at a field elevation of 4,021 ft. KSHR reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 15/33), the longest 8,301 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the east (080°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSHR 280953Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP118 T00171050 $
What changed at KSHR?
Since the 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
Current pilot readout for KSHR
KSHR is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 06. Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 4,021 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KSHR by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for SHR in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from SHR's own airspace.
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 33 had the best headwind 44% of the time, runway 24 24%, and winds were calm 29% of hours.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 5,039 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 15 | 8,301 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 33 | 8,301 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 24 | 5,039 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KSHR 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/245,039 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSHRWind
- 06
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/338,301 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSHRWind
- 15
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → unlimited.
KSHR 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 KSHR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSHR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. 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.
- 33
- 56%
- 24
- 21%
- 06
- 13%
- 15
- 10%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0525Z (11:25 PM MDT)
TAF KSHR 280525Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSHR's own weather station.
Wind is 12° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,039 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24, 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
- 100 (green) · Jet A · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 4,821 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KSHR
- IATA
- SHR
- FAA LID
- SHR
- City
- Sheridan
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,021 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7692, -106.9800
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,301 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.175 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 6m
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KSHR airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Sheridan County Airport (KSHR)
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