Vining Airport (ND68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFAR), ND68 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Vining Airport in Wheatland, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Vining Airport (ND68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wheatland, ND at a field elevation of 980 ft. ND68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFAR, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFAR, 20 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.
METAR KFAR 280953Z 15011KT 10SM BKN080 06/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00610044
What changed at KFAR (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 8,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for ND68
Based on the nearest station (KFAR), ND68 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 980 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 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 35 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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ND68 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 17/353,200 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at ND68Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→11 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 8,000 ft.
ND68 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 ND68
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/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 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at ND68
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFAR reported mostly marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
- 53%
- 35
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT)
TAF KFAR 280951Z 2810/2906 19006KT P6SM SCT010 BKN150 FM281300 18012KT 5SM BR BKN007 FM281600 19008KT P6SM -RA OVC007 FM281900 24006KT P6SM OVC015 FM282200 27005KT P6SM BKN060
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Live crosswind meter
ND68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFAR, 20 nm away.
Wind is 26° off runway 17, 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
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ND68
- City
- Wheatland
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 980 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.9558, -97.3012
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 9m
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Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Vining Airport (ND68)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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