Fort Benton Airport

79S · Montana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° Fort Benton Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 17 kt, gusting 25 kt, 5 beaufort

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METAR K79S 301635Z AUTO 27017G25KT 10SM CLR 10/M08 A2983 RMK AO2 T00971082 $

METAR Fort Benton Airport - 79S

Fort Benton Airport is a small airport in Montana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 47.84349 and longitude -110.63715. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 14/32. This airport has a pseudo ICAO code of K79S. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is 79S. The airport is in the Salt Lake FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Fort Benton Airport on April 30, 2024 10:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts of 25 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is -8 °C, the relative humidity is 28%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.83 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:34. This applies to Fort Benton Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 062°-242° 8-12 kt 15-22 kt 47 %
14/32 152°-332° 15-22 kt 8-12 kt 88 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9.7 °C
Dewpoint -8.2 °C
Rel. humidity 28%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T00971082Temperature is 9.7 °C (49.5 °F), dew point is -8.2 °C (17.2 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:04
Midday
13:19
Sunset
20:34 (9:49h)

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