Swank Airport (MT38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPO1), MT38 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Swank Airport in Poplar, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPO1): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Swank Airport (MT38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Poplar, MT at a field elevation of 2,205 ft. MT38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPO1, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPO1, 16.2 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 29.77 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPO1 280935Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR M01/M01 A2977 RMK AO2 TSNO
What changed at KPO1 (nearest station)?
Since the 0910Z (3:10 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0910Z (3:10 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MT38
Based on the nearest station (KPO1), MT38 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 2,205 ft). MT38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLF, about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 08 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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MT38 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 08/262,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MT38Wind
- 08
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 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 23 h: wind 15→8 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
MT38 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 MT38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPO1 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 61 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 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.
- 08
- 55%
- 26
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
MT38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPO1, 16 nm away.
Wind is 53° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MT38
- City
- Poplar
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,205 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.4034, -105.1570
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPO1
- TAF
- Nearest KOLF
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Swank Airport (MT38)
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