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Olafson Brothers Airport (03ND) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2C8), 03ND is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Olafson Brothers Airport in Edinburg, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2C8): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Olafson Brothers Airport (03ND) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Edinburg, ND at a field elevation of 1,045 ft. 03ND has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2C8, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDR.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2C8, 12.3 nm away.

Wind
250° 10 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.80"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.80 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K2C8 281915Z AUTO 25010G17KT 9SM CLR 11/07 A2980 RMK AO2

What changed at K2C8 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.

Current pilot readout for 03ND

Based on the nearest station (K2C8), 03ND is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,045 ft). 03ND does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDR, about 43 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV3 kt head10 kt right (g16)
353 kt tail9 kt left (g16)

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03ND runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 17/35
    2,600 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 03ND
    Wind
    17
    3 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    35
    3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0132519Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.

03ND weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 03ND

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 52 NM SE of 03ND · 1,800 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK180005/TM 1839/FL018/TP P28A/SK SCT018-TOP022
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT018-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1759Z (12:59 PM CDT) · 100 NM E of 03ND · during climb · B190
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1759/FL035/TP B190/SK TOP035/TA 06/IC NEG/RM DURC
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1739Z (12:39 PM CDT) · 48 NM SE of 03ND · altitude unknown · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK/TM 1739/FLUNKN/TP P28A/SK OVC012-TOP022/WX BR/TA 09/WV 20009/TB NEG/IC NEG
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1739Reported at 17:39 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX BRWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 20009Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 37 NM S of 03ND · 11,000 ft MSL · KODI
light rime 11,000–10,500 ft icing
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GFK UA /OV GFK270025/TM 1726/FL110/TP KODI/SK UNKN110-TOPUNKN/TA M08/IC LGT RIME 110-105
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP KODIAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN110-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 110-105Icing: light rime 11,000–10,500 ft.
PIREP1558Z (10:58 AM CDT) · 47 NM SE of 03ND · 2,100 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK360001/TM 1558/FL021/TP P28A/SK OVC011-TOP021
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK360001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1558Reported at 15:58 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 42 NM SE of 03ND · 3,000 ft MSL · PC12
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GFK UA /OV GFK360008/TM 1512/FL030/TP PC12/SK OVC-TOPS024/RM DID NOT FIND BASES. MISSED APPROACH ON RWY17L
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK360008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOPS024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DID NOT FIND BASES. MISSE…Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 46 NM SE of 03ND · 1,200 ft MSL · PC12
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GFK UA /OV GFK360002/TM 1512/FL012/TP PC12/SK OVC012-TOP025/WX FV02SM/RM NEG ICE
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK360002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV02SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM NEG ICERemarks.
PIREP1446Z (9:46 AM CDT) · 53 NM SE of 03ND · during climb · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK120005/TM 1446/FL030/TP P28A/SK OVC011-TOP021/TA 06/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1446Reported at 14:46 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
RM DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 03ND

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2C8 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 15%MVFR 14%IFR 33%LIFR 38%
Wind avg/max: 9/16 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 8%IFR 8%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 8/22 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
61%
35
39%

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Live crosswind meter

03ND has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2C8, 12 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt
Headwind in gusts
5 kt
Crosswind in gusts
16 kt

Wind is 73° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Olafson Brothers Airport (03ND)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
03ND
City
Edinburg
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,045 ft
Coordinates
48.6264, -97.8290
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K2C8
TAF
Nearest KRDR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Olafson Brothers Airport (03ND)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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