Smiley Creek Airport (U87) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:48 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSUN), U87 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Smiley Creek Airport in Ketchum, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSUN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smiley Creek Airport (U87) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ketchum, ID at a field elevation of 7,206 ft. U87 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUN, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUN, 32.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSUN 282248Z COR 14004KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3008
What changed at KSUN (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (3:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2155Z (3:55 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for U87
Based on the nearest station (KSUN), U87 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 14. Density altitude is approximately 8,000 ft (field elevation 7,206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 4,900 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 32 | 4,900 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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U87 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 14/324,900 × 150 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at U87Wind
- 14
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 unlimited → unlimited.
U87 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 U87
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 U87
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 strongest gust reached 15 kt. 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.
- 32
- 64%
- 14
- 36%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KSUN 282320Z 2900/3006 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM290400 32007KT P6SM SKC FM291700 14008KT P6SM SCT150 FM292200 16008KT P6SM BKN150 FM300400 32010KT P6SM BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2905/2913
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Live crosswind meter
U87 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUN, 33 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- U87
- City
- Ketchum
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7,206 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9122, -114.7962
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSUN
- TAF
- Nearest KSUN
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smiley Creek Airport (U87)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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