KMSO/MSO METAR & TAF Missoula Montana Airport

Missoula, MontanaElevation 3,206 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR52 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

120@16

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

3,295 ft

+89 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2353Z (5:53 PM local) · 52 min old

KMSO is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 16 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

120° at 16 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

11°C / 2°C

52°F / 36°F. 9°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.11 inHg

1019.6 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP210

sea-level pressure 1021.0 hPa

T01110017

precise temperature 11.1°C, dew point 1.7°C

10122

6-hour maximum temperature 12.2°C

20083

6-hour minimum temperature 8.3°C

58014

3-hour pressure tendency: falling quickly (1.4 hPa change)

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2332Z (5:32 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (6:00 PM local)

KMSO forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

0000Z6:00 PM0448Z10:48 PM0936Z3:36 AM1424Z8:24 AM1912Z1:12 PM0000Z6:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC FEW

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FAA: no delays reported at MSO.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 120° at 16 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 26F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	26	ESE 7 kt	–	0%
Monday	Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain	54/30	0 kt	–	93%
Tuesday	Rain And Snow Likely	46/27	WSW 8 kt	–	70%
Wednesday	Chance Rain And Snow	48/25	SSE 3 kt	–	50%
Thursday	Chance Rain And Snow	47/23	0 kt	–	32%
Friday	Slight Chance Light Snow	46/22	0 kt	–	33%
Saturday	Slight Chance Light Snow	48/23	0 kt	–	17%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	49	NNW 1 kt	–	24%

Source: National Weather Service (office MSO). Forecast issued 0044Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

120° at 16 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 1216 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

16 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

14 kt

CROSS

8 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

14 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

16 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 9,501 ft

12/30

Dimensions

9,501 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 12130°T

Landing length (LDA)9,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 9,501 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30310°T

Landing length (LDA)9,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 9,501 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

08/26

Dimensions

4,612 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0889°T

Landing length (LDA)4,612 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,612 / 4,612 / 4,612 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 26269°T

Landing length (LDA)4,612 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,612 / 4,612 / 4,612 ft

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

3,295 ft

Pressure altitude

3,016 ft

Field elevation

3,206 ft MSL

Temperature

11°C (52°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.11 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0031Z 6:31 PM

Sunrise

1409Z 8:09 AM

Loggable night

0103Z (7:03 PM local) → 1338Z (7:38 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0031Z (6:31 PM local) → 1409Z (8:09 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0131Z (7:31 PM local) → 1309Z (7:09 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Missoula Montana Airport is in Missoula, Montana. Field elevation 3,206 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerBRIAN ELLESTAD

Manager phone406-728-4381

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMSO / MSO

SectionalGREAT FALLS

Center (ARTCC)SALT LAKE CITY

Flight service (AFSS)GREAT FALLS

RegionMontana

CountryUnited States

Coordinates46.9158, -114.0911

Distance from city4 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF118.400

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.9

SPOKANE APP/DEP

A/D

126.65

ATIS

118.4

CTAF

121.9

GND

122.45

GREAT FALLS RDO

RDO

118.4

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMSO traffic patterns

2026-09-08 to 2026-10-23, 24 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

43.4

AVG OPS/DAY

54.6

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Airliner 40%Piston single 20%Jet 13%Unknown 12%Turboprop 9%Helicopter 4%Twin 2%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›E75L (Airliner) · ~113 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~36 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~28 landings/mo

›BCS1 (Airliner) · ~25 landings/mo

›B739 (Airliner) · ~22 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›B407 (Helicopter)

›M20P (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KGPI Glacier Park International Airport

84 NM N

VFR

KBTM Bert Mooney Airport

88 NM SE

VFR

KHLN Helena Regional Airport

89 NM E

VFR

KGIC Idaho County Airport

102 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -11C.

›PCR VALUE: 175/F/D/X/T

›RWY 8/26 CLSD PERM

›HANG GLIDER OPS, PARAGLIDER ACT 5.5 NM EAST OF AER RWY 30.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 12; PAPI RWY 30; MIRL 08/26; HIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›180 DEG TURNS FOR ACFT OVR 12500 LBS GWT PROHIBITED ON ALL MOVEMENT AREAS. AVOID LOCKED TURNS AT ALL TIMES.

›LDG FEE FOR ALL COML ACFT AND ALL ACFT OVER 9,000 LBS.

›TWY G BTN RWY 08 END TO RWY 12/30 RSTRD TO ACFT UNDER 12500 LBS.

›MIGRATORY & SMALL BIRD ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT YEAR ROUND.

›PRCHTG AT OR ARND THE ARPT.

›PCR VALUE: 730/F/D/X/T

›CONTACT ARPT MANAGER TO REQUEST APPROVAL PRIOR TO ULTRALIGHT OPNS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KMSO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMSO have a METAR?

Yes. KMSO has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMSO have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KMSO; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KMSO?

KMSO sits at 3,206 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMSO?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.