Stiehl Airport (5ND0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:51 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KXWA), 5ND0 is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 17 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Stiehl Airport in Buford, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KXWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stiehl Airport (5ND0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buford, ND at a field elevation of 2,277 ft. 5ND0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KXWA, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (E, N, S, W), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KXWA, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 17 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR KXWA 281551Z AUTO 27017G25KT 10SM OVC013 03/02 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00330022
What changed at KXWA (nearest station)?
Since the 1451Z (8:51 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 25 kt.
- Wind speed up from 12 to 17 kt.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.84 → 29.87 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 5ND0
Based on the nearest station (KXWA), 5ND0 is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 17 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 2,277 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,400 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 17 kt left (g25) |
| N | 1,600 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 17 kt left (g25) |
| S | 1,600 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 17 kt left (g25) |
| W | 1,400 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 17 kt left (g25) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 14→17 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 1,300 ft.
5ND0 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5ND0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5ND0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KXWA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 42 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/N/S/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1431Z (8:31 AM MDT)
TAF KXWA 281431Z 2815/2912 26015G25KT P6SM OVC015 FM290000 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5ND0
- City
- Buford
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,277 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.0764, -104.0320
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KXWA
- TAF
- Nearest KXWA
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stiehl Airport (5ND0)
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