Beach Airport (K20U) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:15 AM MDT, Oct 28, K20U has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 290° at 15 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Beach Airport in Beach, ND, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Beach Airport (K20U) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Beach, ND at a field elevation of 2,756 ft. K20U reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 4,200 ft.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 15 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg.
METAR K20U 281715Z AUTO 29015KT 09/M00 A2996 RMK AO2 TSNO
What changed at K20U?
Since the 1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K20U
K20U has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 290° at 15 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 2,756 ft). K20U does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGDV, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 4,200 ft | ASPH-G | 14 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 12 | 4,200 ft | ASPH-G | 14 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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K20U 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 12/304,200 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K20UWind
- 12
- 14 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 14 kt headwind · 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 14→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K20U 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K20U
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIS UA /OV ISN150030/TM 1617/FL350/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ISN150030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1453/FL060/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HEI UA /OV HEI180024/TM 1409/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEI180024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K20U
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K20U reported varied conditions across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 57%
- 30
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K20U's own weather station.
Wind is 23° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- On Call On Call ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K20U
- FAA LID
- 20U
- City
- Beach
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,756 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.9252, -103.9820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGDV
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 6h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Beach Airport (K20U)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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