Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Hettinger Municipal Airport in Hettinger, ND, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hettinger, ND at a field elevation of 2,706 ft. KHEI 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 4,652 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.925.
What changed at KHEI?
Since the 1428Z (8:28 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
- Visibility dropped from 2.5 SM to 0.75 SM.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for KHEI
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KHEI by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KHEI reported VFR in 82% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 275 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and March the least, with IFR or worse 17% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 6% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 30 had the best headwind 44% of the time, runway 12 29%, and winds were calm 14% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west-northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 61 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 4. From December to February KHEI was IFR or worse 14% of the time, against 4% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 35 days a year. 76% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in June when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Field elevation is 2,706 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 4,636 ft, 1,930 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 19% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 81 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 10 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4,652 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 17 | 2,020 ft | GRS | - | - |
| 30 | 4,652 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 2,020 ft | GRS | - | - |
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KHEI 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/304,652 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHEIWind
- 12
- no steady wind
- 30
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,020 × 110 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHEIWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
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 23 h: wind 11→13 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 300 ft.
KHEI 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 KHEI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1443/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG/IC NEG
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 1420/FLDURD/TP PRM1/SK OVC021-TOP039
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP PRM1Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP039Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1414/FL360/TP B739/TB NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1316/FL045/TP B190/SK BASE030-TOP045/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 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE030-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS300002/TM 1306/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK OVC 021 TOP 037/TA 0/IC NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 021 TOP 037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV DURC/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP C25C/SK OVC 007 TOP 043/TA 03/IC NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DURCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP C25CAircraft type reporting.SK OVC 007 TOP 043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS130005/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP PRM1/SK OVC026/TA M01/IC NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS130005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP PRM1Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 0949/FL073/TP C340/SK BASE023-TOP060/TA M02/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0949Reported at 09:49 UTC.FL073Altitude: 7,300 ft MSL.TP C340Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE023-TOP060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M02Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHEI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHEI reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 48 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 45%
- 30
- 27%
- 35
- 16%
- 17
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KHEI's weather station isn't reporting right now.
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Asphalt · 4,652 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0700-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHEI
- FAA LID
- HEI
- City
- Hettinger
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,706 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0149, -102.6560
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,652 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KDIK
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.925 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 8h 51m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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Historical Flying Weather at KHEI
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KHEI reported VFR conditions during about 82.3% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 275 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; March had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.8 kt, calm 12.1% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75.1 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 73.5 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 71.5 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 79.6 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| May | 82.8 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 90.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 93.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 90.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 87.7 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 82.0 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 80.7 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 73.7 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9.4 kt |
| Feb | 8.8 kt |
| Mar | 9.4 kt |
| Apr | 10.3 kt |
| May | 9.8 kt |
| Jun | 8.8 kt |
| Jul | 7.6 kt |
| Aug | 7.5 kt |
| Sep | 8.0 kt |
| Oct | 9.0 kt |
| Nov | 8.5 kt |
| Dec | 8.8 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)
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