KAQP — Appleton Muni
Appleton, MN · field elevation 1,021 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KAQP current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KAQP 111155Z AUTO 06004KT 9SM BKN020 BKN027 18/18 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 020V024 T01800180 10192 20176 53001
- Wind
- from 060° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,642 ft · pressure altitude 1,041 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 13 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 31 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 22 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
- 1121Z / 0137Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (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
- KDXX Lac Qui Parle County16 nm
- KBBB Benson Muni16 nm
- KVVV Ortonville Muni/Martinson Fld18 nm
- 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.