KDTL — Detroit Lakes/Wething Fld
Detroit Lakes, MN · field elevation 1,396 ft · NON-ATCT
KDTL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDTL 111155Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM SCT060 17/17 A2994 RMK AO2 T01690169 10190 20158 55000
- Wind
- from 110° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,925 ft · pressure altitude 1,376 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 32 | 3 kt tail | 2 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
No TAF is issued for KDTL — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDTL — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.82305, -95.88279
- Elevation
- 1,396 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1116Z / 0140Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Becker, MN
Everything else KDTL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,201 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 1,890 | 250 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJKJ Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Fld32 nm
- KPKD Park Rapids Muni/Konshok Fld34 nm
- KFFM Fergus Falls Rgnl34 nm
- KADC Wadena Muni36 nm
- KFAR Hector Intl39 nm
- KBWP Harry Stern46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDTL 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.