KMSO — Missoula Montana
Missoula, MT · field elevation 3,206 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KMSO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSO 252353Z 30023G31KT 10SM OVC047 14/03 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 32034/2319 SLP149 T01390028 10239 20139 53058
- Wind
- from 300° at 23 kt, gusting 31 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,767 ft · pressure altitude 3,156 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 23 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 23 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 26 | 20 kt head | 12 kt from the right |
| 08 | 20 kt tail | 12 kt from the left |
| 12 | 23 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 7,000–43,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSO 252326Z 2600/2624 30015G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 PROB30 2600/2601 6SM -SHRA BR BKN045 FM261000 28008KT P6SM BKN080 FM261600 27012KT P6SM SCT150
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.91631, -114.09056
- Elevation
- 3,206 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1327Z / 0128Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Missoula, MT
Airport diagram
Everything else KMSO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 9,501 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 08/26 | 4,612 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.65
- Tower 0600-2200
- 118.4
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.4
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 124.9
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 4 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KHRF Ravalli County40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMSO airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Montana 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.