Arthur Airport (1A2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:04 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFAR), 1A2 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Arthur Airport in Arthur, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Arthur Airport (1A2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Arthur, ND at a field elevation of 973 ft. 1A2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFAR, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFAR, 19.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
SPECI KFAR 281204Z 15008KT 2SM BR OVC002 07/06 A2990 RMK AO2 T00670061
What changed at KFAR (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 1A2
Based on the nearest station (KFAR), 1A2 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 973 ft). 1A2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,100 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 3,100 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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1A2 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,100 × 85 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1A2Wind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 200 ft.
1A2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1A2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFAR reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 38 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
1A2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFAR, 20 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 1A2
- City
- Arthur
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 973 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.1111, -97.2073
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Arthur Airport (1A2)
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