Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, K2C8 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Cavalier Municipal Airport in Cavalier, ND, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cavalier, ND at a field elevation of 892 ft. K2C8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,299 ft.
Wind from the south (170°) at 14 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR K2C8 281215Z AUTO 17014KT 6SM BR OVC004 04/04 A2982 RMK AO2
What changed at K2C8?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 500 ft to 400 ft.
Current pilot readout for K2C8
K2C8 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 892 ft). K2C8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDR, about 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,299 ft | ASPH-G | 14 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 34 | 3,299 ft | ASPH-G | 14 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K2C8 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 16/343,299 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K2C8Wind
- 16
- 14 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 14 kt tailwind · 1 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→14 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 400 ft.
K2C8 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 K2C8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1201/FL030/TP B190/SK BASE 015 TOP 030
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 015 TOP 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K2C8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K2C8 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 13 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: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 55%
- 34
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K2C8's own weather station.
Wind is 4° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,299 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K2C8
- FAA LID
- 2C8
- City
- Cavalier
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.7838, -97.6319
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,299 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KRDR
- Time zone
- America/Winnipeg
- Next sunset
- 11h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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