St Thomas Municipal Airport (4S5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2C8), 4S5 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near St Thomas Municipal Airport in St Thomas, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2C8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
St Thomas Municipal Airport (4S5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Thomas, ND at a field elevation of 839 ft. 4S5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2C8, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2C8, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR K2C8 280835Z AUTO 19011G17KT 9SM OVC007 05/05 A2985 RMK AO2
What changed at K2C8 (nearest station)?
Since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4S5
Based on the nearest station (K2C8), 4S5 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 839 ft). 4S5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDR, about 40 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 | 2,600 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt head | 2 kt right (g3) |
| 35 | 2,600 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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4S5 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 17/352,600 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4S5Wind
- 17
- 11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 11 kt tailwind · 2 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 3→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 700 ft.
4S5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4S5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2C8 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 70 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 61%
- 35
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
4S5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2C8, 12 nm away.
Wind is 10° 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
- May-Sep Daily DALGT local; Oct-Apr Mon-Fri ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4S5
- City
- St Thomas
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 839 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.6264, -97.4392
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2C8
- TAF
- Nearest KRDR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 42m
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