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Bakko Airstrip (NA99) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJKJ), NA99 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 14, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bakko Airstrip in Walcott, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJKJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bakko Airstrip (NA99) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walcott, ND at a field elevation of 1,040 ft. NA99 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJKJ, about 23 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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IFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJKJ, 23 nm away.

Wind
150° 10 kt
gusting 14 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
900 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJKJ 281255Z AUTO 15010G14KT 7SM OVC009 08/07 A2990 RMK AO2

What changed at KJKJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.

Current pilot readout for NA99

Based on the nearest station (KJKJ), NA99 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 14, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 1,040 ft). NA99 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 24 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
17FAV9 kt head3 kt left (g5)
359 kt tail5 kt right (g7)

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NA99 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 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NA99
    Wind
    17
    9 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    9 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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
081613Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→10 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 900 ft.

NA99 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 NA99

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

PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 24 NM N of NA99 · 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.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 97 NM N of NA99 · 43,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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TVF UA /OV TVF/TM 1241/FL430/TP GLEX/TB NEG
TVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TVFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 24 NM N of NA99 · 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.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 88 NM SW of NA99 · 1,500 ft MSL · B190
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1224/FL015/TP B190/SK TOP030-BASE016/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP030-BASE016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 24 NM N of NA99 · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 24 NM N of NA99 · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 85 NM N of NA99 · during climb · PA34
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GFK UA /OV KGFK270003/TM 1147/FLUNKN/TP PA34/SK OVC014-TOP020/TA 05/IC NEG/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGFK270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1147Reported at 11:47 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PA34Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 24 NM N of NA99 · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NA99

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJKJ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 20%MVFR 58%IFR 21%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 13%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/26 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
53%
35
47%

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Live crosswind meter

NA99 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJKJ, 23 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
5 kt

Wind is 20° 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 Bakko Airstrip (NA99)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NA99
City
Walcott
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,040 ft
Coordinates
46.5515, -97.0322
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJKJ
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bakko Airstrip (NA99)

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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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