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NA73 Welstad Farms Airstrip
Upham, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NA73
Lat/Long: 48-33-50.0710N 101-00-01.5500W
48-33.834517N 101-00.025833W
48.5639086,-101.0004306
(estimated)
Elevation: 1480 ft. / 451 m (estimated)
Variation: 10E (1985)
From city: 10 miles W of UPHAM, ND
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 58762

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOTr019/21.5MINOT VOR/DME117.1013E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2600 x 120 ft. / 792 x 37 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none25 ft. pline, 100 ft. from runway

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2600 x 120 ft. / 792 x 37 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BLAINE WELSTAD
7933 19TH AVE NORTH
NEWBURG, ND 58762
Phone 701-272-6121
Manager: BLAINE WELSTAD
7933 19TH AVE NORTH
NEWBURG, ND 58762
Phone 701-272-6121

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NA73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMIB - Minot Air Force Base (17 nm SW)
KMOT - Minot International Airport (21 nm SW)
KHBC - Mohall Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
D09 - Bottineau Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
KRUG - Rugby Municipal Airport (40 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5513:55
Sunrise08:3114:31
Sunset17:1823:18
Evening civil twilight17:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Jan-2026 02:00:33
Local (UTC-6)  17-Jan-2026 20:00:33
 
METAR
KMIB 
16nm SW 		180055Z 20012KT 10SM -SN OVC049 M13/M18 A2986 RMK AO2A PRESFR SLP172 T11261178
KMOT 
22nm SW 		180154Z 17011KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 OVC080 M12/M17 A2982 RMK AO2 SNB0056E28 SLP146 P0000 T11221172
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