KFAR· FAR· Fargo

Hector International Airport

medium airport · elevation 902 ft (275 m)

11:24Z 01:28Z Day

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Current METARVFR

24 min ago·20:53Z

KFAR 242053Z 28006G19KT 10SM CLR 14/M07 A2983 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2000 SLP108 T01391072 58011

Wind

280° 6 kt (gust 19 kt)

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

CLR

Temperature

14°C / −7°C

temp / dew

QNH

1010 hPa

29.83 inHg

Clouds

CLR

Weather

—

Station

KFAR

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator wind shift at 20:00 sea level pressure of 1010.8 HPa hourly temperature of 13.9°C and dew point of -7.2°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 1.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (5)

FL010P28A
9 min ago
TURB LLWS
FL210PA46
15 min ago
TURB LGT-MOD · ICE NEG
FL320A21N
15 min ago
TURB LGT-MOD
FL000P28A
32 min ago
TURB MOD
FL009P28A
34 min ago
TURB LLWS

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

09/271921 mCON

13/311159 mPEM

18/362744 mCON

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 09/27	TW 6 kt	XW 1 kt L
RWY 13/31	TW 5 kt	XW 4 kt R
RWY 18/36	TW 1 kt	XW 6 kt R

46.9207°, -96.8158°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 09/27 (use 27)	Preferred	HW 6	1 R	Gusts to 19 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll
RWY 13/31 (use 31)	Usable	HW 5	4 L	Gusts to 19 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll
RWY 18/36 (use 36)	Usable	HW 1	6 L	Gusts to 19 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll

Density altitude

1,084 ft

elevation 902 ft

ISA deviation

+0.8°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KFAR

ATIS124.500
GNDGND/CLNC DEL121.900
TWRFARGO TWR133.800
A/DFARGO APP/DEP120.400
RDOGRAND FORKS RDO122.425
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KFAR

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
AA	NDB	365 kHz	MEDIUM
FAR	VORTAC	116.20 MHz	HIGH

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 09/27	CON	6,302 ft (1,921 m)	Lit	—
RWY 13/31	PEM	3,801 ft (1,159 m)	Lit	—
RWY 18/36	CON	9,001 ft (2,744 m)	Lit	—

RWY 09/276,302 ft (1,921 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 13/313,801 ft (1,159 m)
Surface
PEM
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 18/369,001 ft (2,744 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)

No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)

24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Hector International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/24 18:30 UTC

24/18Z

25/00Z

25/06Z

25/12Z

25/18Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/21Z29011G20KT · 6 SM · BKN200

Wind: 29011G20KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN200

TAF KFAR 241729Z 2418/2518 29011G20KT P6SM BKN200

VFRFM24/21Z → 25/00Z2509KT · 6 SM · SCT250

Wind: 2509KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT250

FM242100 25009KT P6SM SCT250

VFRFM25/00Z → 25/02Z2308KT · 6 SM · BKN250

Wind: 2308KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN250

FM250000 23008KT P6SM BKN250

VFRFM25/02Z → 25/16Z2006KT · 6 SM · BKN250

Wind: 2006KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN250

FM250200 20006KT P6SM BKN250

VFRFM25/16Z → 25/18Z25014G22KT · 6 SM · BKN250

Wind: 25014G22KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN250

FM251600 25014G22KT P6SM BKN250

Raw TAF

TAF KFAR 241729Z 2418/2518 29011G20KT P6SM BKN200 FM242100 25009KT P6SM SCT250 FM250000 23008KT P6SM BKN250 FM250200 20006KT P6SM BKN250 FM251600 25014G22KT P6SM BKN250

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