Allen H Tigert Airport (KU78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K1U7), KU78 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Allen H Tigert Airport in Soda Springs, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K1U7): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Allen H Tigert Airport (KU78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Soda Springs, ID at a field elevation of 5,843 ft. KU78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K1U7, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K1U7, 26 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR K1U7 280955Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM SCT075 OVC090 M01/M01 A3005 RMK A01
What changed at K1U7 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (3:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (3:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU78
Based on the nearest station (K1U7), KU78 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 5,150 ft (field elevation 5,843 ft). KU78 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIH, about 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 3,500 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 16 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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KU78 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 16/343,500 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU78Wind
- 16
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 1 kt headwind · 4 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 0→4 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 9,000 ft.
KU78 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 KU78
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K1U7 reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
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.
- 34
- 61%
- 16
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
KU78 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K1U7, 26 nm away.
Wind is 82° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U78
- City
- Soda Springs
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,843 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.6416, -111.5800
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K1U7
- TAF
- Nearest KPIH
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Next sunset
- 14h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allen H Tigert Airport (KU78)
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