Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, K9D7 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Cando Municipal Airport in Cando, ND, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cando, ND at a field elevation of 1,481 ft. K9D7 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 3,500 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 600 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR K9D7 280855Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM BKN006 04/M03 A2983 RMK AO2
What changed at K9D7?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for K9D7
K9D7 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,481 ft). K9D7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDVL, about 26 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 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 34 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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K9D7 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 16/343,500 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K9D7Wind
- 16
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 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 6→11 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 600 ft.
K9D7 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K9D7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K9D7 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 60%
- 34
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K9D7's own weather station.
Wind is 24° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,500 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K9D7
- FAA LID
- 9D7
- City
- Cando
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,481 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.4800, -99.2359
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KDVL
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7)
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