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Kraig Farms Airport (NA05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGWR), NA05 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Kraig Farms Airport in Sheldon, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGWR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kraig Farms Airport (NA05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sheldon, ND at a field elevation of 1,060 ft. NA05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGWR, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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MVFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGWR, 25.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
Visibility
3 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGWR 281355Z AUTO 18008KT 3SM BR 09/09 A2988 RMK A01

What changed at KGWR (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for NA05

Based on the nearest station (KGWR), NA05 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,060 ft). NA05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 32 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV8 kt head1 kt right
358 kt tail0 kt

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NA05 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 17/35
    2,500 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NA05
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
071414Z02Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

NA05 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 NA05

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

PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 44 NM S of NA05 · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FAR UA /OV FAR180050/TM 1409/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR180050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 89 NM SE of NA05 · 7,000 ft MSL · S22T
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VVV UA /OV VVV/TM 1358/FL070/TP S22T/SK SKC/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
VVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VVVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 32 NM NE of NA05 · during descent · BE20
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1352/FL017/TP BE20/SK OVC017/IC NEG/RM DURD RY18 FAR
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RY18 FARRemarks.
PIREP1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 81 NM N of NA05 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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GFK UA /OV GFK270001/TM 1348/FL016/TP SR22/SK OVC012-TOP016/TA 05/IC NEG
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK270001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 82 NM SW of NA05 · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1345/FL340/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 32 NM NE of NA05 · 2,800 ft MSL · BE99
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1330/FL028/TP BE99/SK OVC015-TOP028
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 32 NM NE of NA05 · 2,600 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1306/FL026/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP026
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 32 NM NE of NA05 · during descent · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1239/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/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 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky 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 NA05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGWR reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 40%MVFR 26%IFR 7%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 12%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/23 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
54%
17
46%

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Live crosswind meter

NA05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGWR, 25 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Kraig Farms Airport (NA05)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NA05
City
Sheldon
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,060 ft
Coordinates
46.6122, -97.4356
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGWR
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kraig Farms Airport (NA05)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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