KMUO/MUO METAR & TAF Mountain Home Air Force Base

Mountain Home, IdahoElevation 2,996 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

100@6

steady

VISIBILITY

9 SM

14.5 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

3,203 ft

+207 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2255Z (4:55 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KMUO is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 6 knots. Visibility is 9 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is metar is 1483 minutes old.

WIND

100° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

9 statute miles

14.5 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

13°C / 0°C

55°F / 32°F. 13°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.18 inHg

1022 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP226

sea-level pressure 1022.6 hPa

T01331004

precise temperature 13.3°C, dew point -0.4°C

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2230Z (4:30 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (6:00 PM local)

KMUO forecast starts VFR at 22Z. Worst period is 01Z to 02Z with VFR possible (GUST, GUST). Best period is 06Z to 08Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

Maximum temperature 14°C expected at 2300Z on day 23.
Minimum temperature 2°C expected at 1400Z on day 24.

BKN0808,000 ft

BKN12012,000 ft

VFR

BKN0606,000 ft

2200Z4:00 PM0312Z9:12 PM0824Z2:24 AM1336Z7:36 AM1848Z12:48 PM0000Z6:00 PM

Codes in this report: 9999 BKN OVC BECMG NSW SCT

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FAA: no delays reported at MUO.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›METAR is stale (1483 minutes old).

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 100° at 6 kt, visibility 9 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 65F, low near 43F, 6% 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
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	65/43	ESE 11 kt	–	6%
Monday	Isolated Rain Showers	62/35	WSW 15 kt	23 kt	18%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	57/33	ESE 5 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Sunny	61/32	ESE 12 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	62/33	ESE 7 kt	–	5%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	60/31	NE 5 kt	–	26%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	58/31	NE 4 kt	–	34%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOI). Forecast issued 2338Z.

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

1 runway · 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

100° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 125 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

5 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

1 runway · longest 13,510 ft

12/30

Dimensions

13,510 x 200 ft

Surface

Pem

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 12135°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF1

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30315°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF1

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

3,203 ft

Pressure altitude

2,736 ft

Field elevation

2,996 ft MSL

Temperature

13°C (55°F)

Dewpoint

0°C (32°F)

Altimeter

30.18 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

0045Z 6:45 PM

Sunrise

1410Z 8:10 AM

Loggable night

0114Z (7:14 PM local) → 1341Z (7:41 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0045Z (6:45 PM local) → 1410Z (8:10 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0145Z (7:45 PM local) → 1310Z (7:10 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

Mountain Home Air Force Base is in Mountain Home, Idaho. Field elevation 2,996 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipAir Force owned

UsePrivate use

TypeMedium airport

ManagerBASE OPERATIONS (OTB)

Manager phone208-828-2222

AttendedALL MON-THU, 1400–1700Z++

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMUO / MUO

SectionalSALT LAKE CITY

Center (ARTCC)SALT LAKE CITY

Flight service (AFSS)BOISE

RegionIdaho

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.0436, -115.8720

Distance from city10 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

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

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.8

APP

27.35

ATIS

127.1

CLNC DEL

CLD

37.12

DEP

120.5

GND

34.25

PMSV METRO

PMSV

38.13

ACC COMD POST

POST

138.9

PTD

122.6

BOISE RDO

RDO

133.85

TWR

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMUO traffic patterns

2026-08-05 to 2026-08-05, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

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.

KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

35 NM NW

VFR

KGNG Gooding Municipal Airport

49 NM E

VFR

KTWF Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport

70 NM SE

VFR

KSUN Friedman Memorial Airport

74 NM E

VFR

KONO Ontario Municipal Airport

77 NM NW

VFR

KREO Rome State Airport

93 NM W

UNKNOWN

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CTN: EOR TAXILINES FOR WINGSPAN OF 43 FT OR LESS.

›CLSD SAT, SUN & HOL.

›FULL LEN OF RWY 12/30 GRVD.

›OIL: O-148-156 JOAP.

›TRANS ALERT: 1400-0700Z++ MON-THU; 1400-0100Z++ FRI; CLSD WKEND AND HOL. NO INTL LAV CAP.

›CTN: WHEN FIGHTER ACFT ARE UTILIZING EOR'S: TWY A EOR RSTRD TO ACFT WITH 134 FT WINGSPAN OR LESS, TWY E & F EOR'S RSTRD TO ACFT WITH 80 FT WINGSPAN OR LESS.

›RSTD: COMSEC AVBL AT COMD POST.

›RSTD: AERODROME VERT TKOF/LDG NA.

›NONSTD OVRN LEN 986 FT.

›NONSTD OVRN LEN 985 FT.

›MKD 150 FT WIDE.

›FIRST 1280 FT BOTH ENDS CONC; MID 10940 FT ASPH/CONC.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

›JASU: 2(AM32A-60)

›A-GEAR BAK-12B IN RAISED POSN; RQR 30 MIN PN FOR REMOVAL.

›(1500 FT)

›ACC COMD POST: 311.0 321.0 15091 REMARKS (HAVE QUICK TIMING AVBL 381.3) PRIM: GUNFIGHTER CTL; ALT: RAYMOND 27.

›(1502 FT)

›MISC: EMERG ATCT & WX SVC AFT HR - COMD POST D728-5800/C208-828-5800; EXP 30 MIN DELAY.

›RSTD: PPR EXC VIP CODE 6 OR ABV, AIREVAC & SAAM; REQ VIP, AIREVAC & SAAM OBTAIN PPR NMBR FOR PLANNING; MIN 24 HR NOTICE & NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR RQR. CSTMS PROVIDED BY KBOI. ACFT RQR CSTMS MUST COORD FOR PPR NO LATER THAN 72 HR PRIOR WITH AFLD MGMT. CHANGES WI WINDOW MUST BE COMMUNICATED.

›FLUID: DE-ICE.

›MISC: OBS SFC VIS LTD FM 310-090.

›CARRY DRAG CHUTES TO PRK OR ADVS ATCT.

›MISC: ACC ACFT EXP RDCD RWY SEPN; NON RSRS PTCPG ACC ACFT ADVISE ATCT ON INITIAL CTC.

›RSTD: ADHERE TO ETA +/- 30 MIN OR PPR INVALID. TSNT CREW ORDERS RQR ON ARR FOR SCTY FORCES - AMGR D728-2222/C208-828-2222.

›NOISE ABATMENT: QUIET HR 0530-1300Z++.

›TFC PAT: OVHD/FTR RECTANGULAR 4800 FT, LGT ACFT/COPTER 3800 FT. ALL DEP MAINT AT OR BLW 4300 FT TIL DEP END. CARGO RECTANGULAR AT 4300 FT.

›MISC: WX AN/FMQ-19 AUTO OBS SYS; HUMAN OBS AUGMENTED DURG OPR HR - D728-6304/C208-828-6304.

›MISC: SUBJECT TO SHORT NOTICE CLOSURE.

›WATERFOWL HAZ INVOF ARPT.

›1400- 0100Z++ FRI.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KMUO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMUO have a METAR?

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

Does KMUO have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at KMUO?

KMUO sits at 2,996 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMUO?

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.