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Mahnomen County Airport (3N8) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, 3N8 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Mahnomen County Airport in Waubun, MN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Mahnomen County Airport (3N8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waubun, MN at a field elevation of 1,245 ft. 3N8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 17/35), the longest 3,400 ft.

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IFR
Observed 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
700 ft
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
44°F / 7°C
feels like 39°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K3N8 281335Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM OVC007 07/07 A2991 RMK AO2 T00650065

Current pilot readout for 3N8

3N8 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,245 ft). 3N8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 42 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
17FAV8 kt head1 kt left
093 kt head8 kt right
273 kt tail8 kt left
358 kt tail1 kt right

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3N8 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,720 × 120 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3N8
    Wind
    09
    3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    3,400 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3N8
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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.

3N8 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 3N8

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

PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of 3N8 · during descent · BE20
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1352/FL017/TP BE20/SK OVC017/IC NEG/RM DURD RY18 FAR
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RY18 FARRemarks.
PIREP1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of 3N8 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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GFK UA /OV GFK270001/TM 1348/FL016/TP SR22/SK OVC012-TOP016/TA 05/IC NEG
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK270001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of 3N8 · 2,800 ft MSL · BE99
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1330/FL028/TP BE99/SK OVC015-TOP028
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 50 NM N of 3N8 · 14,000 ft MSL · E145
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TVF UA /OV TVF/TM 1324/FL140/TP E145/SK BASE020-TOP025 BASE085-TOP115/IC NEG
TVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TVFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE020-TOP025 BASE085-TO…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of 3N8 · 2,600 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1306/FL026/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP026
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 50 NM N of 3N8 · 43,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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TVF UA /OV TVF/TM 1241/FL430/TP GLEX/TB NEG
TVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TVFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of 3N8 · during descent · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1239/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/RM DURD ILS RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 67 NM NE of 3N8 · 14,500 ft MSL · PC12
light 140 turbulencetrace clear icing
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BJI UA /OV BJI020030/TM 1223/FL145/TP PC12/SK BASE135-TOP145/TA M10/TB LGT 140/IC TRACE CLR
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJI020030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FL145Altitude: 14,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE135-TOP145Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT 140Turbulence: light 140.
IC TRACE CLRIcing: trace clear.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3N8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 10%IFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 38 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
51%
35
19%
27
18%
09
12%

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Live 3N8 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by 3N8's own weather station.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Mahnomen County Airport (3N8) with runway 09/27, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27, 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

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K3N8
FAA LID
3N8
City
Waubun
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,245 ft
Coordinates
47.2614, -95.9301
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,400 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mahnomen County Airport (3N8)

Community-submitted

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

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