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Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, K2D5 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility not reported, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Oakes Municipal Airport in Oakes, ND, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oakes, ND at a field elevation of 1,335 ft. K2D5 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (12/30, 17/35), the longest 3,505 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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LIFR
Observed 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 8 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility visibility not reported, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K2D5 280855Z AUTO 16008KT OVC003 05/05 A2992 RMK AO2

What changed at K2D5?

Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K2D5

K2D5 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility not reported, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 12, 17. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 1,335 ft). K2D5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABR, about 46 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV8 kt head3 kt left
127 kt head4 kt right
307 kt tail4 kt left
358 kt tail3 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

K2D5 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 12/30
    3,505 × 60 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K2D5
    Wind
    12
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    30
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    2,001 × 120 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K2D5
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
0102009Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 300 ft.

K2D5 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 K2D5

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

PIREP0446Z (11:46 PM CDT) · 69 NM NE of K2D5 · during descent · E170
Show raw report
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.
PIREP0322Z (10:22 PM CDT) · 69 NM NE of K2D5 · 2,600 ft MSL · E170
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 K2D5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K2D5 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 23%IFR 30%LIFR 47%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 4%IFR 5%LIFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 9/26 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
37%
35
25%
30
23%
12
15%

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Live K2D5 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K2D5's own weather station.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 2,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5) with runway 12/30, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily ON CALL local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K2D5
FAA LID
2D5
City
Oakes
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,335 ft
Coordinates
46.1738, -98.0795
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,505 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KABR
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
14h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Oakes Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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