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Johnson Private Airstrip (NA86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KS32), NA86 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Johnson Private Airstrip in Luverne, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS32): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Johnson Private Airstrip (NA86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Luverne, ND at a field elevation of 1,492 ft. NA86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS32, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJMS.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS32, 9.9 nm away.

Wind
280° 9 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the west (280°) at 9 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KS32 281815Z AUTO 28009G18KT 10SM 09/08 A2988 RMK AO2 TSNO

What changed at KS32 (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
  • Wind speed down from 14 to 9 kt.

Current pilot readout for NA86

Based on the nearest station (KS32), NA86 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,492 ft). NA86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJMS, about 40 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
35FAV2 kt head9 kt left (g18)
172 kt tail9 kt right (g18)

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NA86 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
    4,100 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NA86
    Wind
    17
    2 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    35
    2 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    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
0112218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

NA86 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NA86

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

PIREP1811Z (1:11 PM CDT) · 55 NM SE of NA86 · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1811/FL100/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1809Z (1:09 PM CDT) · 51 NM SE of NA86 · 3,500 ft MSL · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1809/FL035/TP E170/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1751Z (12:51 PM CDT) · 40 NM SW of NA86 · 5,000 ft MSL · SR22
occasional light chop turbulence
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JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 1751/FL050/TP SR22/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
JMS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JMSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1751Reported at 17:51 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1749Z (12:49 PM CDT) · 51 NM SE of NA86 · 3,500 ft MSL · E75L
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1749/FL035/TP E75L/SK OVC014-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1749Reported at 17:49 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 51 NM SE of NA86 · during descent · P28A
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1740/FL014/TP P28A/SK OVC014-TOP040/RM DURD 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 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1739Z (12:39 PM CDT) · 47 NM NE of NA86 · altitude unknown · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK/TM 1739/FLUNKN/TP P28A/SK OVC012-TOP022/WX BR/TA 09/WV 20009/TB NEG/IC NEG
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1739Reported at 17:39 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX BRWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 20009Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1733Z (12:33 PM CDT) · 75 NM SE of NA86 · during climb · C68A
light rime 14,000–16,000 ft icing
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FAR UA /OV FAR130020/TM 1733/FL190/TP C68A/TA M21/IC LGT RIME 140-160/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR130020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1733Reported at 17:33 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 140-160Icing: light rime 14,000–16,000 ft.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1728Z (12:28 PM CDT) · 40 NM SW of NA86 · 20,000 ft MSL · SF50
trace rime 19,500–12,900 ft icing
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JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 1728/FL200/TP SF50/SK UNKN-TOP265/TA M23/IC TRACE RIME 195-129
JMS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JMSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1728Reported at 17:28 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP265Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M23Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIME 195-129Icing: trace rime 19,500–12,900 ft.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at NA86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS32 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 51%MVFR 6%IFR 20%LIFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 9/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 3%IFR 7%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 9/24 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
57%
35
43%

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Live crosswind meter

NA86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KS32, 9.9 nm away.

N35179 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
3 kt
Crosswind in gusts
18 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Johnson Private Airstrip (NA86)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NA86
City
Luverne
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,492 ft
Coordinates
47.3333, -97.9009
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KS32
TAF
Nearest KJMS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Johnson Private Airstrip (NA86)

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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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