Bancroft Municipal Airport (U51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIH), U51 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bancroft Municipal Airport in Bancroft, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bancroft Municipal Airport (U51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bancroft, ID at a field elevation of 5,435 ft. U51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIH, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIH, 34.1 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPIH 281853Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW050 09/01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T00890006
What changed at KPIH (nearest station)?
Since the 1757Z (11:57 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1757Z (11:57 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for U51
Based on the nearest station (KPIH), U51 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,800 ft (field elevation 5,435 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.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 3,280 ft | GRVL-F | - | - |
| 25 | 3,280 ft | GRVL-F | - | - |
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U51 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 07/253,280 × 30 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at U51Wind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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 7→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
U51 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of U51
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
BMC UA /OV BMC /TM 1500 /FL002 /TP C172 /TB NEG /RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AGL
BMC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BMCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM LLWS +/- 10KTS BLO 200 AG…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at U51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIH reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 75%
- 07
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1739Z (11:39 AM MDT)
TAF KPIH 281739Z 2818/2918 25011KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200 FM290100 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM291500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW150
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Live crosswind meter
U51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIH, 34 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U51
- City
- Bancroft
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,435 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7208, -111.8670
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPIH
- TAF
- Nearest KPIH
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 4h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bancroft Municipal Airport (U51)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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