KDTL — Detroit Lakes/Wething Fld
Detroit Lakes, MN · field elevation 1,396 ft · NON-ATCT
KDTL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDTL 100215Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3000 RMK AO2 T00830010
- Wind
- from 290° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 829 ft · pressure altitude 1,316 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 14 | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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 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
- 1319Z / 2255Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (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 →
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- 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.