Trulson Field (Y99) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:03 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMOT), Y99 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Trulson Field in Plaza, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Trulson Field (Y99) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plaza, ND at a field elevation of 2,105 ft. Y99 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMOT, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMOT, 30.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
SPECI KMOT 272103Z 14008KT 3SM BR BKN009 OVC013 03/02 A2982 RMK AO2 CIG 005V012 T00280017
What changed at KMOT (nearest station)?
Since the 2054Z (3:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,000 ft to 900 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for Y99
Based on the nearest station (KMOT), Y99 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 2,105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 3,200 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 26 | 3,200 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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Y99 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 08/263,200 × 60 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y99Wind
- 08
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 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→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.
Y99 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of Y99
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DIK UA /OV DIK360015/TM 2039/FL300/TP SF50/TB NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DIK360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2039Reported at 20:39 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS070010/TM 2036/FL100/TP PC12/SK UNKN022-TOP045/TA 01/IC NEG/RM DURC
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS070010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2036Reported at 20:36 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK UNKN022-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS280010/TM 2018/FL150/TP SF50/TA UNKN/IC NEG BLO 140/RM DURC
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2018Reported at 20:18 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEG BLO 140Icing: none reported blo 140.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 2018/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK OVC B023 T044/TA 01/TB NEG/IC NEG ICE
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2018Reported at 20:18 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC B023 T044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEG ICEIcing: none reported ice.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV KBIS/TM 1920/FLDURC/TP E170/SK OVC027-TOP052/TA 4/IC NEG
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KBISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC027-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 4Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1907/FL035/TP C56X/SK BASE035-TOP075/TA 01/IC NEG/RM DURD
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK BASE035-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS180003/TM 1754/FLDURC/TP CRJ7/SK OVC027 TOP 050/TA 0/WV 17012/IC NEG/RM DEPARTING RY 13
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC027 TOP 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.WV 17012Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DEPARTING RY 13Remarks.Show raw report
MIB UA/OV KMIB/TM 1744/FLUNKN/TP B212/SK OVC007-TOPUNKN
MIB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMIBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1744Reported at 17:44 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B212Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC007-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at Y99
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 34 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 65%
- 08
- 35%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1728Z (12:28 PM CDT)
TAF KMOT 271728Z 2718/2818 12012KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 2720/2801 4SM -SHRA BR BKN004 OVC006 FM280200 19006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM280600 19008KT P6SM SCT070 FM281500 25010G20KT P6SM SCT200
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Live crosswind meter
Y99 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMOT, 30 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y99
- City
- Plaza
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,105 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.0306, -101.9530
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMOT
- TAF
- Nearest KMOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Trulson Field (Y99)
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