Stanford Field (KU12) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRXE), KU12 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stanford Field in St Anthony, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRXE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stanford Field (KU12) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Anthony, ID at a field elevation of 4,966 ft. KU12 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRXE, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRXE, 8.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRXE 280853Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00111011 52011
What changed at KRXE (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU12
Based on the nearest station (KRXE), KU12 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,400 ft (field elevation 4,966 ft). KU12 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDIJ, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 4,500 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 04 | 4,500 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KU12 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 04/224,500 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU12Wind
- 04
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 4 kt headwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 12→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KU12 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 KU12
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRXE reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 72%
- 04
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
KU12 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRXE, 8.8 nm away.
Wind is 37° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Pattern altitude
- 5,766 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U12
- City
- St Anthony
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,966 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9505, -111.6834
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRXE
- TAF
- Nearest KDIJ
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 14h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stanford Field (KU12)
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