Castleberry Airport (MT45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:51 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBHK), MT45 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Castleberry Airport in Ekalaka, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBHK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Castleberry Airport (MT45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ekalaka, MT at a field elevation of 3,373 ft. MT45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBHK, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 1,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBHK, 29.4 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KBHK 280951Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM OVC110 07/M04 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T00671039
What changed at KBHK (nearest station)?
Since the 0851Z (2:51 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0851Z (2:51 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MT45
Based on the nearest station (KBHK), MT45 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 3,373 ft). MT45 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLS, about 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 1,100 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 11 | 1,100 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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MT45 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 11/291,100 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MT45Wind
- 11
- 1 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 1 kt headwind · 10 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 25→10 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 11,000 ft.
MT45 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 MT45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBHK reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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.
- 11
- 55%
- 29
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
MT45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBHK, 29 nm away.
Wind is 82° off runway 29, 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
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MT45
- City
- Ekalaka
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,373 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.9089, -104.5760
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBHK
- TAF
- Nearest KMLS
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Castleberry Airport (MT45)
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