Garden Valley Airport (U88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBOI), U88 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Garden Valley Airport in Garden Valley, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBOI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Garden Valley Airport (U88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Garden Valley, ID at a field elevation of 3,177 ft. U88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBOI, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBOI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBOI, 32.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBOI 281853Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01171011
What changed at KBOI (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for U88
Based on the nearest station (KBOI), U88 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 3,177 ft). U88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBOI, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 3,850 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 28 | 3,850 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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U88 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 10/283,850 × 125 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at U88Wind
- 10
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 5 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 8→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
U88 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 U88
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.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736 F380 MS60 250/065KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at U88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBOI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 52%
- 28
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
U88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBOI, 33 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- U88
- City
- Garden Valley
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,177 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0669, -115.9309
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBOI
- TAF
- Nearest KBOI
- Time zone
- America/Boise
- Sunset in
- 5h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Garden Valley Airport (U88)
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 Garden Valley Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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