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West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFAR), KD54 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

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

West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fargo, ND at a field elevation of 896 ft. KD54 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFAR, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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VFR
Observed 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFAR, 4.4 nm away.

Wind
150° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 36°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KFAR 280953Z 15011KT 10SM BKN080 06/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00610044

What changed at KFAR (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 8,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for KD54

Based on the nearest station (KFAR), KD54 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 896 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV10 kt head5 kt left
3610 kt tail5 kt right

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KD54 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    3,300 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KD54
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 5 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
071510Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 8,000 ft.

KD54 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 KD54

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

PIREP0446Z (11:46 PM CDT) · 4 NM E of KD54 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KD54

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFAR reported mostly marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 12%MVFR 61%IFR 24%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 11%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/26 kt
Max gust: 42 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
53%
36
47%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT)

TAF KFAR 280951Z 2810/2906 19006KT P6SM SCT010 BKN150 FM281300 18012KT 5SM BR BKN007 FM281600 19008KT P6SM -RA OVC007 FM281900 24006KT P6SM OVC015 FM282200 27005KT P6SM BKN060

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Live crosswind meter

KD54 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFAR, 4.4 nm away.

N183611 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
D54
City
Fargo
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
896 ft
Coordinates
46.9008, -96.9187
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFAR
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
13h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54)

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 West Fargo Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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