Mackay Airport (KU62) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:47 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSUN), KU62 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mackay Airport in Mackay, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSUN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mackay Airport (KU62) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mackay, ID at a field elevation of 5,892 ft. KU62 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUN, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 4,389 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUN, 38.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSUN 281447Z 30006KT 10SM CLR M02/M05 A3011
What changed at KSUN (nearest station)?
Since the 1350Z (7:50 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1350Z (7:50 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU62
Based on the nearest station (KSUN), KU62 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 5,050 ft (field elevation 5,892 ft). KU62 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUN, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 4,389 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 12 | 4,389 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KU62 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 12/304,389 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU62Wind
- 12
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 kt headwind · 1 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 0→6 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.
KU62 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 KU62
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSUN reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. 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.
- 30
- 64%
- 12
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
KU62 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUN, 39 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U62
- City
- Mackay
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,892 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9041, -113.6010
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,389 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSUN
- TAF
- Nearest KSUN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 9h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mackay Airport (KU62)
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