Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 7:47 PM MDT, Oct 28, KSUN is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KSUN right now.
Live aviation weather for Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, ID, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN) is a regional airport serving Hailey, ID at a field elevation of 5,319 ft. KSUN reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 7,550 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSUN 290147Z 29004KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3009
What changed at KSUN?
Since the 0055Z (6:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0055Z (6:55 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSUN
KSUN is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 4,800 ft (field elevation 5,319 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KSUN by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 1 ground stop and 1 ground delay program for SUN between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 1 day. Traffic volume was the most common reason (1 of 2). The ground stop lasted about 1 h 15 min.
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 31 had the best headwind 68% of the time, runway 13 32%, and winds were calm 13% of hours.
SUN departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 86% of the time across 2,704 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. 3 to 6 PM departures did best (92%) and noon to 3 PM did worst (81%).
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 7,550 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 13 | 7,550 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KSUN 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 13/317,550 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSUNWind
- 13
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 3 kt headwind · 2 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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSUN 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 KSUN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSUN reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 64%
- 13
- 36%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KSUN 282320Z 2900/3006 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM290400 32007KT P6SM SKC FM291700 14008KT P6SM SCT150 FM292200 16008KT P6SM BKN150 FM300400 32010KT P6SM BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2905/2913
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSUN's own weather station.
Wind is 35° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 7,550 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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 · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- Daily 0700-2300 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KSUN
- IATA
- SUN
- FAA LID
- SUN
- City
- Hailey
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,319 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5044, -114.2960
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 128.225 MHz
- AWOS/ASOS
- 128.225 MHz
- CTAF
- 125.6 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 21h 47m
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KSUN airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
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Pilot PIREPs for Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN)
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