Bar E Airport (MT86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHLN), MT86 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bar E Airport in Helena, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHLN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bar E Airport (MT86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Helena, MT at a field elevation of 4,090 ft. MT86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHLN, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,975 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHLN, 33.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHLN 281053Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00221022
What changed at KHLN (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (3:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (3:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MT86
Based on the nearest station (KHLN), MT86 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 3,550 ft (field elevation 4,090 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 4,975 ft | ASPH | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 04 | 4,975 ft | ASPH | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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MT86 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 04/224,975 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at MT86Wind
- 04
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 5 kt headwind · 2 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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MT86 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 MT86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHLN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 73%
- 04
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0526Z (11:26 PM MDT)
TAF KHLN 280526Z 2806/2906 25006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN090
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Live crosswind meter
MT86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHLN, 34 nm away.
Wind is 22° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MT86
- City
- Helena
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,090 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.1644, -112.1132
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,975 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHLN
- TAF
- Nearest KHLN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bar E Airport (MT86)
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