KAQP — Appleton Muni
Appleton, MN · field elevation 1,021 ft · NON-ATCT
KAQP current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KAQP 252314Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM BKN027 OVC035 18/18 A3016 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 140° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,321 ft · pressure altitude 781 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 22 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 04 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 31 | 7 kt tail | 1 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 33,000–33,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
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
- 1215Z / 0016Z
- 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 →
Nearby airports
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- KMVE Montevideo-Chippewa County20 nm
- KMOX Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt Fld20 nm
- KCNB Myers Fld32 nm
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.