KPWD — Sher-Wood
Plentywood, MT · field elevation 2,264 ft · NON-ATCT
KPWD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPWD 252330Z AUTO 14023KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2984 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 140° at 23 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.84 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,846 ft · pressure altitude 2,344 ft
- Observed
- 27 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 23 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 23 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 08 | 15 kt head | 18 kt from the right |
| 26 | 15 kt tail | 18 kt from the left |
| 30 | 23 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPWD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPWD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 48.79052, -104.52374
- Elevation
- 2,264 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1249Z / 0049Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Billings
- County
- Sheridan, MT
Everything else KPWD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,900 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 2,951 | 60 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPWD 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.