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KBWP — Harry Stern
Wahpeton, ND · field elevation 968 ft · NON-ATCT
KBWP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBWP 252335Z AUTO 13008G14KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A3014 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 130° at 8 kt, gusting 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,281 ft · pressure altitude 748 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 21 | — | 8 kt from the left |
| 03 | — | 8 kt from the right |
| 33 | 7 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–33,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBWP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBWP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.24429, -96.60716
- Elevation
- 968 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1217Z / 0018Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Richland, ND
Everything else KBWP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,100 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 03/21 | 3,254 | 150 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KFFM Fergus Falls Rgnl19 nm
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- KJKJ Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Fld36 nm
- KFAR Hector Intl41 nm
- KGWR Gwinner/Roger Melroe Fld43 nm
- KDTL Detroit Lakes/Wething Fld46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBWP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Dakota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.