Twin Bridges Airport (U61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:55 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSUN), U61 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Twin Bridges Airport in Ketchum, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSUN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Twin Bridges Airport (U61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ketchum, ID at a field elevation of 6,900 ft. U61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUN, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUN, 27.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSUN 281855Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3011
What changed at KSUN (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.
Current pilot readout for U61
Based on the nearest station (KSUN), U61 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 7,350 ft (field elevation 6,900 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 4,450 ft | TURF-DIRT | - | - |
| 36 | 4,450 ft | TURF-DIRT | - | - |
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U61 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 18/364,450 × 100 ft · TURF-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at U61Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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→0 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.
U61 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of U61
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BOI UA /OV BOI/TM 1847/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG /ZLC
BOI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BOILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG /ZLCTurbulence: none reported /zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at U61
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSUN reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 55%
- 18
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1739Z (11:39 AM MDT)
TAF KSUN 281739Z 2818/2924 15009KT P6SM FEW120 FM290400 32007KT P6SM SKC FM291700 14008KT P6SM SCT150 FM292200 16008KT P6SM BKN150
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Live crosswind meter
U61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUN, 28 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- U61
- City
- Ketchum
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,900 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9435, -114.1104
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSUN
- TAF
- Nearest KSUN
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 4h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Twin Bridges Airport (U61)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Twin Bridges Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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