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Ausk Strip (8ND5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFAR), 8ND5 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ausk Strip in Chaffee, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ausk Strip (8ND5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chaffee, ND at a field elevation of 1,020 ft. 8ND5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFAR, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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IFR
Observed 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFAR, 26 nm away.

Wind
150° 11 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KFAR 281253Z 15011KT 7SM OVC005 08/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00780067

What changed at KFAR (nearest station)?

Since the 1246Z (7:46 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 8ND5

Based on the nearest station (KFAR), 8ND5 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 1,020 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV9 kt head6 kt left
3610 kt tail5 kt right

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8ND5 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,500 × 65 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8ND5
    Wind
    18
    9 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071513Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→11 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 500 ft.

8ND5 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8ND5

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 8ND5 · 2,600 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1306/FL026/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP026
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 93 NM NE of 8ND5 · 43,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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TVF UA /OV TVF/TM 1241/FL430/TP GLEX/TB NEG
TVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TVFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 8ND5 · during descent · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1239/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/RM DURD ILS RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of 8ND5 · 1,500 ft MSL · B190
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1224/FL015/TP B190/SK TOP030-BASE016/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP030-BASE016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 8ND5 · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 8ND5 · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 72 NM N of 8ND5 · during climb · PA34
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GFK UA /OV KGFK270003/TM 1147/FLUNKN/TP PA34/SK OVC014-TOP020/TA 05/IC NEG/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGFK270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1147Reported at 11:47 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PA34Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 8ND5 · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 8ND5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFAR reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 40 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 15%MVFR 45%IFR 30%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 11%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/26 kt
Max gust: 42 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
53%
36
47%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1140Z (6:40 AM CDT)

TAF KFAR 281140Z 2812/2912 16008KT P6SM BKN010 TEMPO 2812/2814 1SM BR BKN005 FM281400 17007KT P6SM BKN012 FM281800 22007KT P6SM OVC029 FM282000 28006KT P6SM BKN060

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Live crosswind meter

8ND5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFAR, 26 nm away.

N183611 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ausk Strip (8ND5)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8ND5
City
Chaffee
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,020 ft
Coordinates
46.7639, -97.4054
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFAR
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 8m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Ausk Strip (8ND5)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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