KBRD — Brainerd Lakes Rgnl
Brainerd, MN · field elevation 1,232 ft · NON-ATCT
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KBRD current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBRD 111153Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01560139 10189 20144 53005
- Wind
- from 040° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,544 ft · pressure altitude 1,192 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 34 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 16 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 23 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBRD 111130Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.40422, -94.13381
- Elevation
- 1,232 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1110Z / 0132Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Crow Wing, MN
Airport diagram
Everything else KBRD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,100 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 6,512 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| H1 | 60 | 60 | CONC | PERI |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBRD 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.