Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) Weather: METAR & Live Crosswind
As of 11:55 PM CST, Nov 11, KRUG is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling. The wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12), with about a 8 kt crosswind on runway 12.
For Rugby Municipal Airport in Rugby, ND: the decoded METAR and the live crosswind on its runway.
Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rugby, ND at a field elevation of 1,549 ft. KRUG reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,600 ft.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,700 ft, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,700 ft.
METAR KRUG 120555Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM OVC017 M00/M03 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KRUG?
Since the 0535Z (11:35 PM CST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 080° to 050°.
Current pilot readout for KRUG
KRUG is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling. The wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12), with about a 8 kt crosswind on runway 12. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 1,549 ft). KRUG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDVL, about 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,600 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 30 | 3,600 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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KRUG 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 12/303,600 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRUGWind
- 12
- 2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→8 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → 1,700 ft.
KRUG 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 KRUG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIS UA /OV BIS310010/TM 0520/FLDURD/TP E75S/SK OVC032-TOP053
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E75SAircraft type reporting.SK OVC032-TOP053Sky 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 KRUG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KRUG reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 56%
- 30
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KRUG's own weather station.
Wind is 78° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-29) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat-Sun ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KRUG
- FAA LID
- RUG
- City
- Rugby
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,549 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.3904, -100.0240
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KDVL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 17h 8m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG)
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