Metz Field (74ND) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 74ND right now.
Aviation weather near Metz Field in Northwood, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRDR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Metz Field (74ND) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Northwood, ND at a field elevation of 1,104 ft. 74ND has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRDR, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,118 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRDR, 13.4 nm away.
What changed at KRDR (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 500 ft to 400 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 74ND
A current METAR is not available for 74ND right now. The nearest reporting station is KRDR. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,118 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 36 | 2,118 ft | Turf | - | - |
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74ND 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 18/362,118 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 74NDWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 400 ft.
74ND 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 74ND
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRDR reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 60 observations, with 23 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 58%
- 18
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2000Z (3:00 PM CDT)
TAF KRDR 272000Z 2720/2902 17009KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2986INS BECMG 2801/2802 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC008 QNH2985INS BECMG 2803/2804 20012KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2984INS TEMPO 2814/2817 8000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN050 TX07/2722Z TN03/2812Z
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Live crosswind meter
74ND has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRDR, 13 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 74ND
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 74ND.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 74ND
- City
- Northwood
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,104 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.7477, -97.5017
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,118 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRDR
- TAF
- Nearest KRDR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Metz Field (74ND)
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