Skinningsrud Airport (6ND9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMIB), 6ND9 is currently MVFR with winds from 300° at 19 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Skinningsrud Airport in Berthold, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMIB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Skinningsrud Airport (6ND9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Berthold, ND at a field elevation of 2,010 ft. 6ND9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMIB, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMIB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMIB, 16.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 19 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,100 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,100 ft.
METAR KMIB 281855Z 30019G26KT 10SM BKN021 07/02 A2986 RMK AO2A PK WND 30028/09 SLP131 T00740015
What changed at KMIB (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Wind swung from 300° to 130°, a 170° shift that can change the favored runway.
- Ceiling dropped from 2,100 ft to 600 ft.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
- Wind speed down from 19 to 14 kt.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Temperature down 4°C.
Current pilot readout for 6ND9
Based on the nearest station (KMIB), 6ND9 is currently MVFR with winds from 300° at 19 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,100 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 2,010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 3,100 ft | TURF | 19 kt head | 0 kt |
| 11 | 3,100 ft | TURF | 19 kt tail | 0 kt |
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6ND9 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 11/293,100 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6ND9Wind
- 11
- 19 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 29
- 19 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 11→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → 600 ft.
6ND9 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 6ND9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMIB reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 44 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 58%
- 11
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1900Z (2:00 PM CDT)
TAF AMD KMIB 281900Z 2819/2923 28015G25KT 9999 BKN021 620403 QNH2986INS BECMG 2900/2901 29010G20KT 9999 BKN025 620403 QNH2992INS BECMG 2904/2905 29010G15KT 9999 BKN023 620303 QNH3003INS BECMG 2912/2913 VRB06KT 9999 BKN030 620403 QNH3013INS TX08/2819Z TNM03/2912Z
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Live crosswind meter
6ND9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMIB, 16 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 6ND9
- City
- Berthold
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,010 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.3928, -101.7640
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMIB
- TAF
- Nearest KMIB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Skinningsrud Airport (6ND9)
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