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Towner Municipal Airport (D61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRUG), D61 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Towner Municipal Airport in Towner, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRUG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Towner Municipal Airport (D61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Towner, ND at a field elevation of 1,484 ft. D61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRUG, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 16/34), the longest 2,810 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOT.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRUG, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
270° 8 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.84"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the west (270°) at 8 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRUG 281615Z AUTO 27008G13KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2984 RMK AO2

What changed at KRUG (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 13 kt.

Current pilot readout for D61

Based on the nearest station (KRUG), D61 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,484 ft). D61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMOT, about 36 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV5 kt head6 kt right (g10)
343 kt head7 kt left (g12)
163 kt tail7 kt right (g12)
035 kt tail6 kt left (g10)

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D61 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 03/21
    2,810 × 120 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at D61
    Wind
    03
    5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    21
    5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    2,732 × 150 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at D61
    Wind
    16
    3 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    34
    3 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102016Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→8 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.

D61 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 D61

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

PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 96 NM S of D61 · during descent · B190
Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1415/FLDURD/TP B190/SK OVC002 TOPS020
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002 TOPS020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1413Z (9:13 AM CDT) · 89 NM E of D61 · during climb · E75L
continuous light 27,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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GFK UA /OV GFK300050/TM 1413/FL300/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT 270-300/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 270-300Turbulence: continuous light 27,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 74 NM S of D61 · during climb · BE9L
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BIS UA /OV BIS040040/TM 1348/FL130/TP BE9L/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS040040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of D61 · during climb · BCS3
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BIS UA /OV BIS180003/TM 1315/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK OVC TOP 020/RM DEPARTING RY 13
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC TOP 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DEPARTING RY 13Remarks.
PIREP1251Z (7:51 AM CDT) · 36 NM W of D61 · during climb · CRJ7
intermittent light chop 19,000–22,000 ft turbulence
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MOT UA /OV MOT/TM 1251/FL240/TP CRJ7/SK TOP240/TB INTMT LGT CHOP 190-220/IC NEG/RM DURC
MOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1251Reported at 12:51 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INTMT LGT CHOP 190-220Turbulence: intermittent light chop 19,000–22,000 ft.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1245Z (7:45 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of D61 · during climb · E170
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BIS UA /OV BIS160003/TM 1245/FLDURC/TP E170/SK OVC TOP 015/WX FG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS160003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC TOP 015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1242Z (7:42 AM CDT) · 39 NM SE of D61 · 14,000 ft MSL · B190
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5H4 UA /OV 5H4/TM 1242/FL140/TP B190/SK SKC/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
5H4 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5H4Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1242Reported at 12:42 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at D61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRUG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 69 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 49%MVFR 6%IFR 30%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 9/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 7%IFR 5%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 10/29 kt
Max gust: 40 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
40%
34
29%
21
24%
03
7%

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Live crosswind meter

D61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRUG, 15 nm away.

N21038 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
8 kt
Crosswind in gusts
10 kt

Wind is 54° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,810 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Towner Municipal Airport (D61) with runway 03/21, 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21, 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
D61
City
Towner
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,484 ft
Coordinates
48.3583, -100.3920
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,810 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRUG
TAF
Nearest KMOT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Towner Municipal Airport (D61)

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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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