Walser Strip (97ND) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGAF), 97ND is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Walser Strip in Park River, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGAF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Walser Strip (97ND) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Park River, ND at a field elevation of 960 ft. 97ND has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGAF, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGAF, 13.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 600 ft, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KGAF 280855Z AUTO 19014G19KT 10SM BKN006 OVC010 05/05 A2989 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KGAF (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
Current pilot readout for 97ND
Based on the nearest station (KGAF), 97ND is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 960 ft). 97ND does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDR, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 5 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 6 kt left (g9) |
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97ND 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 17/352,640 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 97NDWind
- 17
- 13 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 12 kt tailwind · 6 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → 600 ft.
97ND weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 97ND
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/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 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0322/FL026/TP E170/SK OVC026-TOP038
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0322Reported at 03:22 UTC.FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC026-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 97ND
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGAF reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 53%
- 17
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
97ND has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGAF, 14 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 97ND
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 97ND.
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97ND
- City
- Park River
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.4308, -97.7081
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGAF
- TAF
- Nearest KRDR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 10m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Walser Strip (97ND)
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