KSBX — Shelby
Shelby, MT · field elevation 3,443 ft · NON-ATCT
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KSBX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSBX 100615Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW110 05/02 A2999 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 140° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 5 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,978 ft · pressure altitude 3,373 ft
- Observed
- 14 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 05 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 23 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 29 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 13 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSBX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSBX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 48.54069, -111.87125
- Elevation
- 3,443 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1428Z / 2354Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Toole, MT
Everything else KSBX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,005 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 11/29 | 3,701 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KCTB Cut Bank Intl20 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSBX 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.