KAQP — Appleton Muni
Appleton, MN · field elevation 1,021 ft · NON-ATCT
KAQP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAQP 100253Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A3007 RMK AO2 T00440043
- Wind
- from 240° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- -183 ft · pressure altitude 871 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 31 | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 13 | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 04 | 7 kt tail | 2 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 KAQP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAQP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.22750, -96.00453
- Elevation
- 1,021 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1316Z / 2300Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (1995)
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Swift, MN
Everything else KAQP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,500 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 04/22 | 2,770 | 157 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAQP 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.