Hinkle Airport (9ND8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2C8), 9ND8 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hinkle Airport in Cavalier, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2C8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hinkle Airport (9ND8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cavalier, ND at a field elevation of 908 ft. 9ND8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2C8, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2C8, 1.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR K2C8 281015Z AUTO 19012KT 7SM OVC006 05/05 A2984 RMK AO2
What changed at K2C8 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9ND8
Based on the nearest station (K2C8), 9ND8 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 908 ft). 9ND8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDR, about 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 11 kt left |
| 07 | 2,100 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 11 kt right |
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9ND8 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 07/252,100 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9ND8Wind
- 07
- 5 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 5 kt headwind · 11 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 3→14 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 600 ft.
9ND8 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 9ND8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2C8 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 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.
- 25
- 70%
- 07
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
9ND8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2C8, 1.6 nm away.
Wind is 67° off runway 25, 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
- 9ND8
- City
- Cavalier
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 908 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.7855, -97.6723
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2C8
- TAF
- Nearest KRDR
- Time zone
- America/Winnipeg
- Next sunset
- 13h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hinkle Airport (9ND8)
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