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Bearpaw Airport (18ND) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:52 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBIS), 18ND is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bearpaw Airport in Menoken, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bearpaw Airport (18ND) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Menoken, ND at a field elevation of 1,744 ft. 18ND has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIS, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBIS.

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IFR
Observed 1852Z (1:52 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIS, 9.5 nm away.

Wind
170° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
feels like 31°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBIS 271852Z 17009KT 10SM OVC006 03/02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP147 T00330017

What changed at KBIS (nearest station)?

Since the 1752Z (12:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.96 → 29.92 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 18ND

Based on the nearest station (KBIS), 18ND is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,744 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08FAV0 kt head9 kt right
260 kt head9 kt left

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18ND 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 08/26
    2,150 × 75 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 18ND
    Wind
    08
    0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    26
    0 kt headwind · 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
071420Z09Z18Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → 600 ft.

18ND 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 18ND

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

PIREP1920Z (2:20 PM CDT) · 9 NM W of 18ND · during climb · E170
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BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 1920/FLDURC/TP E170/SK OVC027-TOP052/TA 4/IC NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 4Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 93 NM W of 18ND · during descent · C56X
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1907/FL035/TP C56X/SK BASE035-TOP075/TA 01/IC NEG/RM DURD
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE035-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of 18ND · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
light turbulence
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MBG UA /OV DPR040040/TM 1853/FL370/TP B738/TB LGT/RM WAVE ACTION +/-10KT
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPR040040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM WAVE ACTION +/-10KTRemarks.
PIREP1837Z (1:37 PM CDT) · 76 NM E of 18ND · during descent · BE20
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JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 1837/FL070/TP BE20/SK UNKN-TOP070/TA 11/IC NEG/RM DURD
JMS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JMSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) · 8 NM SW of 18ND · during climb · CRJ7
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BIS UA /OV BIS180003/TM 1754/FLDURC/TP CRJ7/SK OVC027 TOP 050/TA 0/WV 17012/IC NEG/RM DEPARTING RY 13
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027 TOP 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 17012Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DEPARTING RY 13Remarks.
PIREP1706Z (12:06 PM CDT) · 93 NM W of 18ND · 35,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1706/FL350/TP A321/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1706Reported at 17:06 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
PIREP1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) · 93 NM W of 18ND · during descent · GA5C
trace mx 130 icing
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1656/FL130/TP GA5C/SK TOP 130 BASE 110/TA UNKN/IC TRACE MX 130/RM DURD
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1656Reported at 16:56 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP GA5CAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 130 BASE 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE MX 130Icing: trace mx 130.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1624Z (11:24 AM CDT) · 9 NM W of 18ND · during descent · C310
light rime icing
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BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 1624/FLDURD/TP C310/SK OVC024-TOP040/TA 0/IC LGT RIME
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1624Reported at 16:24 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC024-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 18ND

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBIS reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 34 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 35%MVFR 9%IFR 41%LIFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 3%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 41 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

08
57%
26
43%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1728Z (12:28 PM CDT)

TAF KBIS 271728Z 2718/2818 17009KT P6SM OVC009 FM272300 18008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 FM280900 VRB05KT P6SM BKN006 FM281400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT009 BKN025 PROB30 2814/2818 4SM -SHRA BR BKN005 OVC015

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Live crosswind meter

18ND has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIS, 9.5 nm away.

N08269 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bearpaw Airport (18ND)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
18ND
City
Menoken
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,744 ft
Coordinates
46.7791, -100.5149
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBIS
TAF
Nearest KBIS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bearpaw Airport (18ND)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Bearpaw Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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