KAIT — Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Fld
Aitkin, MN · field elevation 1,206 ft · NON-ATCT
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KAIT current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAIT 252335Z AUTO 12003KT 9SM OVC050 18/15 A3023 RMK AO2 T01790151
- Wind
- from 120° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,451 ft · pressure altitude 896 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 16 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 34 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 26 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,800–5,800 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAIT — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAIT — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.54846, -93.67663
- Elevation
- 1,206 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1206Z / 0006Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Aitkin, MN
Everything else KAIT publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 3,123 | 140 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPWC Pine River Rgnl31 nm
- KXVG Longville Muni34 nm
- KMZH Moose Lake Carlton County37 nm
- KRYM Ray S Miller AAF39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAIT 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.