Sabbe Brothers Landing Strip (NA38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K5H4), NA38 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sabbe Brothers Landing Strip in Maddock, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5H4): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sabbe Brothers Landing Strip (NA38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maddock, ND at a field elevation of 1,572 ft. NA38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5H4, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDVL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5H4, 22.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K5H4 281055Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A2982 RMK AO2
What changed at K5H4 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NA38
Based on the nearest station (K5H4), NA38 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,572 ft). NA38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDVL, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 08 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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NA38 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 08/262,640 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NA38Wind
- 08
- 4 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 4 kt headwind · 10 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 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.
NA38 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 NA38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K5H4 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 60%
- 08
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
NA38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5H4, 22 nm away.
Wind is 68° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NA38
- City
- Maddock
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.9506, -99.4296
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K5H4
- TAF
- Nearest KDVL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sabbe Brothers Landing Strip (NA38)
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