KAEL — Albert Lea Muni
Albert Lea, MN · field elevation 1,261 ft · NON-ATCT
KAEL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAEL 100215Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A3002 RMK AO2 T01020041
- Wind
- from 280° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 864 ft · pressure altitude 1,161 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 35 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 17 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 05 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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
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
- 1301Z / 2253Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (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.