Hector International Airport

KFAR · North Dakota, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Hector International Airport 18/36
Wind: 15 kt, 4 beaufort

15 kt

3 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
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BKN 2,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 4,000
METAR KFAR 241625Z 17015KT 3SM -SN BR FEW018 BKN028 OVC040 M08/M11 A2977 RMK AO2 P0000 T10831106

METAR Hector International Airport - KFAR/FAR

Hector International Airport is a midsized airport in North Dakota, United States. The airport is located at latitude 46.91930 and longitude -96.81577. The airport has 3 runways: 18/36, 9/27 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KFAR. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FAR. The airport's IATA code is FAR. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Hector International Airport on January 24, 2025 10:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 15 kt.

Visibility is 3 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,800 ft.

Current weather is light snow, mist. The temperature is -8 °C, with a wind chill of -19 °C. The dew point is -11 °C, the relative humidity is 79%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.77 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:18. This applies to Hector International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Fargo Flight School.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 180°-360° 3 kt 15 kt 17 %
9/27 090°-270° 15 kt 3 kt 98 %
13/31 137°-317° 8 kt 13 kt 54 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds
2,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
4,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light snow
mist
Temperature -8.3 °C
Dewpoint -10.6 °C
Rel. humidity 79%
Wind chill -19 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
P0000There was no precipitation since the previous observation
T10831106Temperature is -8.3 °C (17.1 °F), dew point is -10.6 °C (12.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
08:00
Midday
12:39
Sunset
17:18 (6:45h)

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