KAIT — Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Fld
Aitkin, MN · field elevation 1,206 ft · NON-ATCT
KAIT current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAIT 101235Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3003 RMK AO2 T00340003
- Wind
- from 260° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 3 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- -24 ft · pressure altitude 1,096 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 34 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 16 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 08 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
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
- 1310Z / 2247Z
- 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 →
Nearby airports
- KHZX Isedor Iverson16 nm
- KBRD Brainerd Lakes Rgnl21 nm
- 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.