KLLJ — Challis
Challis, ID · field elevation 5,076 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KLLJ current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLLJ 111155Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01110000 10200 20106 51009
- Wind
- from 170° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,522 ft · pressure altitude 4,846 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLLJ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLLJ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.52361, -114.21794
- Elevation
- 5,076 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1235Z / 0248Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Custer, ID
Everything else KLLJ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,601 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSMN Lemhi County39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLLJ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Idaho airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.