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8NA5 Weather Liechty Farm Airport

Montpelier, North DakotaElevation 1,505 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KJMS · 16 NM N · 17 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 · KJMS
WIND
340@4
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 340° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature -2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today partly sunny, high near 50F, low near 30F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: winds up to 25 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Partly Sunny 50/30 N 5 kt – 5%
Monday Cloudy then Chance Rain And Snow Showers 39/29 NE 11 kt 18 kt 96%
Tuesday Rain Showers then Cloudy 46/34 E 7 kt – 76%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 52/30 W 16 kt 25 kt 9% Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 52/37 NE 8 kt – 6%
Friday Mostly Cloudy 53/37 E 10 kt 17 kt 23%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 51/36 E 9 kt 17 kt 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office BIS). Forecast issued 1313Z.

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 8NA5. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

12/30
Dimensions
2,800 x 60 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,505 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2330Z 6:30 PM
Sunrise
1307Z 8:07 AM
Loggable night
0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2330Z (6:30 PM local) → 1307Z (8:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0030Z (7:30 PM local) → 1207Z (7:07 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

Liechty Farm Airport is in Montpelier, North Dakota. Field elevation 1,505 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA8NA5
RegionNorth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.6630, -98.6304
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

8NA5 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KJMS (16 NM N, VFR).

KJMS Jamestown Regional Airport
16 NM N
VFR
KBTN Britton Municipal Airport
63 NM SE
VFR
KABR Aberdeen Regional Airport
73 NM S
VFR
KFAR Hector International Airport
76 NM E
VFR
KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport
87 NM W
VFR
KBWP Harry Stern Airport
87 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗8NA5 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 8NA5 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 8NA5. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 8NA5 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 8NA5. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 8NA5?
8NA5 sits at 1,505 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 8NA5?
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.