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Ellig Field (ND99) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJKJ), ND99 is currently IFR with winds from 260° at 10 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ellig Field in Hickson, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJKJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ellig Field (ND99) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hickson, ND at a field elevation of 910 ft. ND99 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJKJ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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IFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJKJ, 9.3 nm away.

Wind
260° 10 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
800 ft
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the west (260°) at 10 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJKJ 281915Z AUTO 26010KT 7SM OVC008 11/09 A2988 RMK AO2

What changed at KJKJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 3 SM to 7 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for ND99

Based on the nearest station (KJKJ), ND99 is currently IFR with winds from 260° at 10 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 910 ft). ND99 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 12 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
18FAV3 kt head10 kt right
362 kt tail10 kt left

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ND99 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 18/36
    2,640 × 66 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at ND99
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    36
    2 kt tailwind · 10 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
0112219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 800 ft.

ND99 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 ND99

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

PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 12 NM N of ND99 · 1,600 ft MSL · CRJ7
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1847/FL016/TP CRJ7/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 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 12 NM N of ND99 · 1,900 ft MSL · CL30
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1843/FL019/TP CL30/SK OVC019
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 71 NM N of ND99 · 1,800 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK180005/TM 1839/FL018/TP P28A/SK SCT018-TOP022
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT018-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 51 NM W of ND99 · 20,000 ft MSL · BE9L
light rime icing
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BAC UA /OV BAC/TM 1839/FL200/TP BE9L/TA M32/IC LGT RIME
BAC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BACLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TA M32Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) · 91 NM S of ND99 · 37,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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LSE UA /OV 1D7/TM 1815/FL370/TP BCS3/SK TOP 400
LSE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1D7Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1815Reported at 18:15 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 400Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1811Z (1:11 PM CDT) · 3 NM NW of ND99 · 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) · 12 NM N of ND99 · 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.
PIREP1803Z (1:03 PM CDT) · 88 NM E of ND99 · during climb · E75L
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AXN UA /OV AXN045020/TM 1803/FL230/TP E75L/IC NEG BLO 230/RM DURC
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AXN045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1803Reported at 18:03 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
IC NEG BLO 230Icing: none reported blo 230.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at ND99

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 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 19%MVFR 44%IFR 32%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 7/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 13%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/26 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
54%
36
46%

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Live crosswind meter

ND99 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJKJ, 9.3 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt

Wind is 74° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,640 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ellig Field (ND99)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
ND99
City
Hickson
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
910 ft
Coordinates
46.7202, -96.8095
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,640 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJKJ
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ellig Field (ND99)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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