Buhl Municipal Airport (KU03) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTWF), KU03 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Buhl Municipal Airport in Buhl, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTWF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Buhl Municipal Airport (KU03) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buhl, ID at a field elevation of 3,663 ft. KU03 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTWF, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,898 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTWF, 15.2 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTWF 281853Z 35006KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01000006
What changed at KTWF (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU03
Based on the nearest station (KTWF), KU03 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 27. Density altitude is approximately 3,700 ft (field elevation 3,663 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 3,898 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 09 | 3,898 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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KU03 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 09/273,898 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU03Wind
- 09
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KU03 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 KU03
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BOI UA /OV BOI/TM 1847/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG /ZLC
BOI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BOILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG /ZLCTurbulence: none reported /zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KU03
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTWF reported mostly VFR across 24 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.
- 09
- 53%
- 27
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1721Z (11:21 AM MDT)
TAF KTWF 281721Z 2818/2918 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM290400 19007KT P6SM FEW200
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Live crosswind meter
KU03 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTWF, 15 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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 · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Daily 0830-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U03
- City
- Buhl
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,663 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5916, -114.7970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,898 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTWF
- TAF
- Nearest KTWF
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 4h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Buhl Municipal Airport (KU03)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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