Flying S Ranch Airport (ND43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMOT), ND43 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying S Ranch Airport in Minot, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying S Ranch Airport (ND43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Minot, ND at a field elevation of 1,840 ft. ND43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMOT, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMOT, 6.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.76 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMOT 281054Z AUTO 21009G17KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP090 T00500000
What changed at KMOT (nearest station)?
Since the 0954Z (4:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0954Z (4:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for ND43
Based on the nearest station (KMOT), ND43 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,840 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,000 ft | TURF-F | 8 kt head | 4 kt right (g8) |
| 35 | 4,000 ft | TURF-F | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left (g8) |
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ND43 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 17/354,000 × 300 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at ND43Wind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 4 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 23 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
ND43 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at ND43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMOT reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 33 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 66%
- 35
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0842Z (3:42 AM CDT)
TAF KMOT 280842Z 2809/2906 23011KT P6SM SKC FM281500 26017G27KT P6SM SCT080 FM282300 28009KT P6SM FEW040
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Live crosswind meter
ND43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMOT, 6.1 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, 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
- 100LL · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ND43
- City
- Minot
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,840 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.2000, -101.4040
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMOT
- TAF
- Nearest KMOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying S Ranch Airport (ND43)
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