Big Creek Airport (U60) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:51 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMYL), U60 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Big Creek Airport in Big Creek, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMYL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Big Creek Airport (U60) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Creek, ID at a field elevation of 5,743 ft. U60 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMYL, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMYL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMYL, 36.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,900 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,900 ft.
METAR KMYL 281251Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN039 OVC050 02/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00171006 $
What changed at KMYL (nearest station)?
Since the 1151Z (4:51 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 5,500 ft to 3,900 ft.
Current pilot readout for U60
Based on the nearest station (KMYL), U60 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately 5,400 ft (field elevation 5,743 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 3,550 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 01 | 3,550 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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U60 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 01/193,550 × 110 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at U60Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 3 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 0→4 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 3,900 ft.
U60 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 U60
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMYL reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 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.
- 19
- 54%
- 01
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KMYL 281120Z 2812/2912 17005KT P6SM FEW015 BKN040 FM281800 20011G21KT P6SM BKN050 FM290100 15004KT P6SM FEW030 BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
U60 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMYL, 36 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 19, 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U60
- City
- Big Creek
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,743 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1332, -115.3220
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMYL
- TAF
- Nearest KMYL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Big Creek Airport (U60)
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