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20ND Weather Crooked Lake Airstrip

Turtle Lake, North DakotaElevation 1,900 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMOT · 39 NM NW · 25 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMOT
WIND
340@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind direction unknown at 6 kt, temperature 5.6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 48F, low near 23F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 48/23 N 7 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 42/25 E 11 kt 18 kt 60%
Tuesday Chance Snow Showers then Cloudy 44/29 SE 10 kt 17 kt 44%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 50/26 W 16 kt 26 kt 23% Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 51/31 E 9 kt 16 kt 13%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 49/31 E 12 kt 20 kt 30%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 48/30 NE 9 kt 17 kt 39%

Source: National Weather Service (office BIS). Forecast issued 1818Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 20ND. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,900 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2337Z 6:37 PM
Sunrise
1318Z 8:18 AM
Loggable night
0009Z (7:09 PM local) → 1246Z (7:46 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2337Z (6:37 PM local) → 1318Z (8:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0037Z (7:37 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Crooked Lake Airstrip is in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. Field elevation 1,900 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA20ND
RegionNorth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.6539, -100.8910
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

20ND has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMOT (39 NM NW, VFR).

KMOT Minot International Airport
39 NM NW
VFR
KMIB Minot Air Force Base
49 NM N
VFR
KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport
53 NM S
VFR
KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport
84 NM E
VFR
KDIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
93 NM SW
VFR
KJMS Jamestown Regional Airport
100 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗20ND on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 20ND have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 20ND. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 20ND have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 20ND. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 20ND?
20ND sits at 1,900 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 20ND?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.