KAEL — Albert Lea Muni
Albert Lea, MN · field elevation 1,261 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAEL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAEL 111155Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM SCT120 BKN270 21/21 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE RAE1120 P0000 60005 70005 T02150215 10227 20208 58016
- Wind
- from 050° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 27,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,416 ft · pressure altitude 1,331 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5 kt head | — |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 23 | 5 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAEL — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAEL — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.68131, -93.36815
- Elevation
- 1,261 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1114Z / 0123Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,MOGAS
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Freeborn, MN
Everything else KAEL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 05/23 | 2,898 | 75 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 119.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAUM Austin Muni19 nm
- KACQ Waseca Muni/Maynard Richard Stensrud Fld25 nm
- KOWA Owatonna Degner Rgnl27 nm
- KFXY Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld29 nm
- KTOB Dodge Center31 nm
- KMCW Mason City Muni31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAEL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota 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.