American Falls Airport (KU01) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIH), KU01 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near American Falls Airport in American Falls, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
American Falls Airport (KU01) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around American Falls, ID at a field elevation of 4,420 ft. KU01 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIH, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIH, 12.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPIH 281953Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 10/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01000006
What changed at KPIH (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.10 → 30.08 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KU01
Based on the nearest station (KPIH), KU01 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,700 ft (field elevation 4,420 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 4,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22 | 4,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KU01 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 04/224,900 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU01Wind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KU01 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KU01
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
BMC UA /OV BMC /TM 1500 /FL002 /TP C172 /TB NEG /RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AGL
BMC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BMCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AG…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KU01
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIH reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 75%
- 04
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1739Z (11:39 AM MDT)
TAF KPIH 281739Z 2818/2918 25011KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200 FM290100 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM291500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW150
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Live crosswind meter
KU01 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIH, 12 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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 0800-1800 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U01
- City
- American Falls
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,420 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7973, -112.8250
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPIH
- TAF
- Nearest KPIH
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 4h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for American Falls Airport (KU01)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for American Falls Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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