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Fredericks Ranch Airport (44ND) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K9Y1), 44ND is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fredericks Ranch Airport in Halliday, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K9Y1): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fredericks Ranch Airport (44ND) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Halliday, ND at a field elevation of 2,225 ft. 44ND has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K9Y1, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 15/33), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDIK.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (1:15 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K9Y1, 23 nm away.

Wind
280° 16 kt
gusting 26 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the west (280°) at 16 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,600 ft, a few clouds at 4,100 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K9Y1 281915Z AUTO 28016G26KT 10SM FEW036 FEW041 11/02 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 30027/15

What changed at K9Y1 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 21 to 16 kt.

Current pilot readout for 44ND

Based on the nearest station (K9Y1), 44ND is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 2,225 ft). 44ND does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDIK, about 50 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
27FAV16 kt head0 kt
333 kt head16 kt left (g26)
158 kt tail14 kt right (g23)
0916 kt tail0 kt

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44ND 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
    2,500 × 30 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44ND
    Wind
    09
    16 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    27
    16 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 15/33
    1,600 × 25 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44ND
    Wind
    15
    8 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
    33
    3 kt headwind · 16 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
0193819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 14→16 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.

44ND 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 44ND

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

PIREP1859Z (12:59 PM MDT) · 79 NM SE of 44ND · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light occasional moderate chop turbulence
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BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1859/FL370/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1859Reported at 18:59 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.
PIREP1722Z (11:22 AM MDT) · 64 NM NE of 44ND · during climb · B52
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MIB UA/OV KMIB/TM 1722/FLDURC/TP B52/SK OVC034-TOP051
MIB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMIBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1722Reported at 17:22 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B52Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC034-TOP051Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
URGENT1704Z (11:04 AM MDT) · 58 NM NE of 44ND · during descent · CRJ9
low-level wind shear
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MOT UUA /OV MOT/TM 1704/FL001/TP CRJ9/WV 27015G26/RM LLWS +/- 10KTS SHORT FINAL RWY 31 BELOW 100FT
MOT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV MOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
WV 27015G26Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM LLWS +/- 10KTS SHORT FINA…Remarks.
PIREP1703Z (11:03 AM MDT) · 64 NM NE of 44ND · 3,500 ft MSL · B212
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MIB UA/OV KMIB/TM 1703/FL035/TP B212/SK OVC034-TOPUNKN
MIB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMIBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B212Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC034-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1639Z (10:39 AM MDT) · 64 NM NE of 44ND · 4,500 ft MSL · B212
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MIB UA/OV KMIB/TM 1639/FL045/TP B212/SK OVC033-TOPUNKN
MIB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMIBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1639Reported at 16:39 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP B212Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC033-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1617Z (10:17 AM MDT) · 52 NM W of 44ND · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional light chop turbulence
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BIS UA /OV ISN150030/TM 1617/FL350/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ISN150030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) · 46 NM SW of 44ND · 6,000 ft MSL · C208
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1453/FL060/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1415Z (8:15 AM MDT) · 79 NM SE of 44ND · during descent · B190
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BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1415/FLDURD/TP B190/SK OVC002 TOPS020
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002 TOPS020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 44ND

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K9Y1 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 7%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/26 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 10%IFR 6%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 8/31 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
51%
15
25%
09
18%
33
6%

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Live crosswind meter

44ND has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K9Y1, 23 nm away.

N270916 kt
Headwind
16 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
26 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fredericks Ranch Airport (44ND)
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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
44ND
City
Halliday
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,225 ft
Coordinates
47.5278, -102.2410
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K9Y1
TAF
Nearest KDIK
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fredericks Ranch Airport (44ND)

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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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