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ND50

Sakakawea Medical Center Heliport

Hazen, North DakotaElevation 1,756 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBIS · 47 NM SE · 13 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 · KBIS
WIND
050@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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests friday mostly sunny, high near 74F, low near 42F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 33 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Friday Mostly Sunny 74/42 N 16 kt 24 kt 4%
Saturday Partly Sunny 66/40 NW 11 kt 18 kt 14%
Sunday Partly Sunny 66/43 E 12 kt 21 kt 91%
Monday Showers And Thunderstorms 70/39 SW 23 kt 33 kt 91% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 70/41 NW 6 kt – 3%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 74/41 S 9 kt 16 kt 23%
Thursday Sunny 74 SW 8 kt – 4%

Source: National Weather Service (office BIS). Forecast issued 0805Z.

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 ND50. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 50 ft

H1
Dimensions
50 x 50 ft
Surface
Concrete
RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,756 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0108Z 8:08 PM
Sunrise
1218Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0140Z (8:40 PM local) → 1147Z (6:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0108Z (8:08 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0208Z (9:08 PM local) → 1118Z (6:18 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

Sakakawea Medical Center Heliport is in Hazen, North Dakota. Field elevation 1,756 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerKURT WALDBILLIG
Manager phone701-748-2225
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAND50
SectionalBILLINGS
Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS
Flight service (AFSS)GRAND FORKS
RegionNorth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.2983, -101.6130
Distance from city0 NM N
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

ND50 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBIS (47 NM SE, VFR).

KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport
47 NM SE
VFR
KDIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
57 NM SW
VFR
KMOT Minot International Airport
59 NM N
VFR
KMIB Minot Air Force Base
68 NM N
VFR
KXWA Williston Basin International Airport
104 NM NW
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PRVDD APCH/DEP RTE OPS TO/FM 170 & TO/FM 340; TKOF/LDG AREA MKD; WIND IND MAINT; PLINE OVER THE STREET AT THE ROUGH RIDER MOTEL IS MKD.
›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
›MARCI SCHULZ - DIR OF PATIENT CARE; 701-748-7287; MSCHULZ@SMEND.ORG.
›MEDICAL USE.
›100 FT TWR 300 FT SW & 40 FT PLINE 500 FT N.
›(E111-1) TWO SMALL BUSHES/TREES AT THE SE & SW CORNERS OF HELIPAD BE REMOVED/REPLACED WITH LOWER SHRUBBERY & YIELD SIGN AT THE NW CORNER OF PAD BE LOWERED TO CLEAR THE APCH SFC (8:1) & TRANSITION SFC (2:1).
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗ND50 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does ND50 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for ND50. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does ND50 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for ND50. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at ND50?
ND50 sits at 1,756 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for ND50?
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.