Poplar Muni Airport (PO1) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, PO1 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Poplar Muni Airport in Poplar, MT, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Poplar Muni Airport (PO1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Poplar, MT at a field elevation of 2,037 ft. PO1 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 09/27), the longest 4,403 ft.
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 PO1?
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 PO1
PO1 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 2,037 ft). PO1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLF, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,020 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 27 | 4,403 ft | ASPH-E | 4 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 09 | 4,403 ft | ASPH-E | 4 kt tail | 7 kt right |
| 02 | 3,020 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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PO1 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 02/203,020 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at PO1Wind
- 02
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/274,403 × 75 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at PO1Wind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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.
PO1 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 PO1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PO1 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.
- 09
- 28%
- 02
- 28%
- 20
- 24%
- 27
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PO1's own weather station.
Wind is 6° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
Turf · 3,020 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 09/27 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0900-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Other services
- Air freight · Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Charter · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KPO1
- FAA LID
- PO1
- City
- Poplar
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,037 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.1329, -105.1650
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,403 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KOLF
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Poplar Muni Airport (PO1)
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