Gajewski Field (ND26) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KS25), ND26 is currently MVFR with winds from 280° at 14 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Gajewski Field in Alexander, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS25): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gajewski Field (ND26) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alexander, ND at a field elevation of 2,100 ft. ND26 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS25, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,162 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS25, 17.5 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 14 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 2,600 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR KS25 281815Z AUTO 28014G22KT 10SM BKN020 BKN026 07/04 A2993 RMK AO2
What changed at KS25 (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (11:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for ND26
Based on the nearest station (KS25), ND26 is currently MVFR with winds from 280° at 14 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 2,100 ft). ND26 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXWA, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,162 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 14 kt left (g22) |
| 17 | 2,162 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 14 kt right (g22) |
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ND26 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 17/352,162 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at ND26Wind
- 17
- 2 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 2 kt headwind · 14 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 13→14 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 2,000 ft.
ND26 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 ND26
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS25 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 72%
- 35
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
ND26 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KS25, 18 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green) · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ND26
- City
- Alexander
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,100 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.9000, -103.6590
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,162 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KS25
- TAF
- Nearest KXWA
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 5h 12m
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