Milnor Municipal Airport (4R6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGWR), 4R6 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Milnor Municipal Airport in Milnor, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGWR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Milnor Municipal Airport (4R6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Milnor, ND at a field elevation of 1,091 ft. 4R6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGWR, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,210 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGWR, 8.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR).
METAR KGWR 280955Z AUTO 15005KT M1/4SM FG 04/04 A2991 RMK A01
What changed at KGWR (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4R6
Based on the nearest station (KGWR), 4R6 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,091 ft). 4R6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,210 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 26 | 2,210 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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4R6 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 08/262,210 × 90 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4R6Wind
- 08
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4R6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4R6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/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 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4R6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGWR reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 62%
- 08
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
4R6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGWR, 8.8 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4R6
- City
- Milnor
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,091 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.2602, -97.4393
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,210 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGWR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Milnor Municipal Airport (4R6)
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