US-4040 Weather Castle Airport

Murphy, IdahoSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KREO · 40 NM W · 7 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KREO
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 360° at 3 kt, temperature 12.2C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 61F, low near 41F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 61/41 SSW 9 kt – 5%
Monday Scattered Rain Showers 54/32 SSW 17 kt – 51%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 51/30 S 8 kt – 4%
Wednesday Sunny 56/32 SSE 11 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 55/33 S 7 kt – 8%
Friday Partly Sunny 53/30 S 7 kt – 16%
Saturday Slight Chance Snow Showers 52/31 S 6 kt – 37%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOI). Forecast issued 2259Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-4040. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0050Z 5:50 PM
Sunrise
1414Z 7:14 AM
Loggable night
0119Z (6:19 PM local) → 1345Z (6:45 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0050Z (5:50 PM local) → 1414Z (7:14 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0150Z (6:50 PM local) → 1314Z (6:14 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

Castle Airport is in Murphy, Idaho. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4040
RegionIdaho
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.6396, -116.9865
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-4040 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KREO (40 NM W, UNKNOWN).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4040 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4040. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4040 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4040. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4040?
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.