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61ND Weather Bakke Airport

Larimore, North DakotaElevation 1,125 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KRDR · 11 NM E · 27 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 · KRDR
WIND
320@9
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 from 280° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today mostly sunny, high near 50F, low near 24F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Mostly Sunny 50/24 NNW 9 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 43/28 NE 10 kt – 69%
Tuesday Light Snow Likely then Light Rain Likely 45/34 E 9 kt – 69%
Wednesday Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny 51/30 WSW 19 kt 30 kt 35% Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 51/34 WSW 6 kt – 15%
Friday Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain 50/34 ENE 11 kt – 21%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 50/34 NNE 10 kt – 40%

Source: National Weather Service (office FGF). Forecast issued 1521Z.

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 61ND. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

09/27
Dimensions
2,000 x 60 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,125 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2324Z 6:24 PM
Sunrise
1306Z 8:06 AM
Loggable night
2356Z (6:56 PM local) → 1234Z (7:34 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2324Z (6:24 PM local) → 1306Z (8:06 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0024Z (7:24 PM local) → 1206Z (7:06 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

Bakke Airport is in Larimore, North Dakota. Field elevation 1,125 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA61ND
RegionNorth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.9475, -97.6620
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

61ND traffic patterns

2026-08-01 to 2026-08-01, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

61ND has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KRDR (11 NM E, VFR).

KRDR Grand Forks Air Force Base
11 NM E
VFR
KGFK Grand Forks International Airport
20 NM E
VFR
KCKN Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field
42 NM E
VFR
KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport
51 NM W
VFR
KTVF Thief River Falls Regional Airport
60 NM E
VFR
KFAR Hector International Airport
71 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗61ND on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 61ND have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 61ND. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 61ND have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 61ND. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 61ND?
61ND sits at 1,125 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 61ND?
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.