Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMOT), KY74 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Parshall Hankins Airport in Parshall, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Parshall, ND at a field elevation of 2,032 ft. KY74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMOT, about 40 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,208 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMOT, 39.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.78 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMOT 281154Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP099 T00391006 10056 20011 53008
What changed at KMOT (nearest station)?
Since the 1054Z (5:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 210° to 240°.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.76 → 29.78 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KY74
Based on the nearest station (KMOT), KY74 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 2,032 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,208 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 12 | 3,208 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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KY74 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 12/303,208 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY74Wind
- 12
- 3 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt headwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 10→8 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.
KY74 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 KY74
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 55%
- 12
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KMOT 281120Z 2812/2912 23012G20KT P6SM SKC FM281700 26017G27KT P6SM SCT050 FM282300 28009KT P6SM FEW030
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Live crosswind meter
KY74 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMOT, 40 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- On Call all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y74
- City
- Parshall
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,032 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.9364, -102.1420
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,208 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMOT
- TAF
- Nearest KMOT
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74)
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