Riddick Field (KU05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3U3), KU05 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Riddick Field in Philipsburg, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3U3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Riddick Field (KU05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Philipsburg, MT at a field elevation of 5,219 ft. KU05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3U3, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,599 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3U3, 20.7 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR K3U3 280915Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 02/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 T00231018
What changed at K3U3 (nearest station)?
Since the 0855Z (2:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (2:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU05
Based on the nearest station (K3U3), KU05 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 4,950 ft (field elevation 5,219 ft). KU05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHRF, about 34 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,599 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 34 | 3,599 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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KU05 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 16/343,599 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU05Wind
- 16
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 6,000 ft.
KU05 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 KU05
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3U3 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 85%
- 34
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
KU05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3U3, 21 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U05
- City
- Philipsburg
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,219 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3194, -113.3050
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,599 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3U3
- TAF
- Nearest KHRF
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Riddick Field (KU05)
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