Maddock Municipal Airport (6D3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K5H4), 6D3 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Maddock Municipal Airport in Maddock, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5H4): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Maddock Municipal Airport (6D3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maddock, ND at a field elevation of 1,600 ft. 6D3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5H4, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDVL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5H4, 19.8 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K5H4 281715Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A2988 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for 6D3
Based on the nearest station (K5H4), 6D3 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,600 ft). 6D3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDVL, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 10 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 12 | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 10 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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6D3 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 12/303,000 × 50 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6D3Wind
- 12
- 10 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 10 kt headwind · 8 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.
6D3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 6D3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 55%
- 30
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
6D3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5H4, 20 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6D3
- City
- Maddock
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,600 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.9778, -99.5271
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K5H4
- TAF
- Nearest KDVL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Maddock Municipal Airport (6D3)
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